what size mouse should he be on??

[munchie321]

Hi,
I have got a Amel Male corn and he is about 15 inches long and he is 7 months old, at the moment im feeding him a pink every 5 days but recently tried him on something bigger and he was ok with it, so for a while im going to feed him 2 pinks every 7 days.
Do you think this will be ok???

[BoidKeeper]

Feed something that is equal to or 1.5 times larger then the snakes largest girth and you will be successfull.
I personally feed my snakes 1 item every 5 days up till the first year. The corns that I have that were born in August 03 are now on hopper mice. I feed them about 20 items before moving up in size.
It sounds to me like you are feeding way too small but with out seeing the snake the only advice people can give is to feed it based on the girth guide line.
Cheers,
Trevor

[rwg]

If you're just trying to get rid of your pinks, sure...give him 2 (or 3 if he'll take them) every feeding. You could feed every 5 days if you want. You should move to fuzzies as soon as possible. More calcium (bones) and fiber (fur) which as I understand it are good for your snake.

rg

[sapphire_moon]

If you tried him on something bigger and KNOW that he can take it why feed him something smaller? Go with the bigger one like say every 5 days or so......

[KingFfaj]

3 pinkies a week is not to much to be feeding, maybe 1 every 3-5 days as lomg as you keep the temp up to 82-90 in the warm side