pics of my dead corn... ideas?

daddy and son · 10-22-11, 05:02 PM

Hi all, this is a follow up on my earlier post about the feeding problem. Fred took quite a while in eating his pinkie. The pinkie was frozen so there wasn't a fight to the finish. He took it down head first. There was what looked almost like a scab on the top of his head. No blood or anything, just a small (about 2-3 mm) rough spot. I took a few pics to post. I tried getting one as close as I could of the inside of his mouth. There was a small blood spot, like a scratch on the roof of his mouth. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. As most of you know, I'm new to this and trying to learn as I go. I just hope I didn't do something wrong on this one.

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 05:12 PM

I'm really sorry man, that sucks, the rough spot on the top of his made just be stuck shed. Just my opinion, but that prey item may have been too big for him and he choked on it. that's a pretty large bulge.

sassy_snake_lady · 10-22-11, 05:17 PM

That looks like a very big feeding bump from a pinky.

Are they definitely pinkies you are feeding?

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 05:19 PM

did you perhaps mean rat pinkies? which are more correctly called pups?

daddy and son · 10-22-11, 05:19 PM

Yup. Pink, no hair, eyes still closed.

daddy and son · 10-22-11, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

did you perhaps mean rat pinkies? which are more correctly called pups?

Well, I told the lady at the pet store I needed pinkie mice. and the receipt said mice. I'm assuming they know the difference. What I fed was about 1 1/4 in long (not including the tail) and about 1/2 in across. It's the same size I fed a week ago that Fred ate with no problems.

sassy_snake_lady · 10-22-11, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by daddy and son

Yup. Pink, no hair, eyes still closed.

Reason I ask is I have been feeding some non feeding hatchlings weighing just 6g and even a whole pinky didn't leave a bump like that in them.

Gungirl · 10-22-11, 05:22 PM

That food bump is mighty large for that little guy... IDK what else would have caused this.

KORBIN5895 · 10-22-11, 05:24 PM

But was it a mouse pinkie or rat pup? Both are pinks and hairless. Sorry for your loss. I was very upset when I lost my corn snake. Good luck with the other 2.

sassy_snake_lady · 10-22-11, 05:24 PM

Just for reference, this is a 12g corn eating a mouse pinky.

He is eating 2 of these right now per feed and still doesn't have a bump that big. I don't know if the prey size could have caused a problem for your corn but it is bigger than I have seen before.

RegenerationRep · 10-22-11, 05:31 PM

I'm fairly certain this is because of feeding it a prey item to large for it. Make sure you see what your getting and use good judgement on weather or not the snake can eat it without a problem

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 05:31 PM

can you post a picture of him next to something like a quarter for reference and also place one of the pinkies in the picture as well? Pet stores aren't the most knowledgeable places in the world. I know my local one has both rat and mice labelled as pinkies and are rung up the same on occasion.

daddy and son · 10-22-11, 05:39 PM

I'll try and see if I can get 1 more pic. The batteries died on my camera. For what it's worth, I took the pics after I put him in the refrigerator. The breeder wants to see it too, so I'm trying to keep it in decent shape. The pinkie I fed is about the same size as the one in sassy's pic above.

**millertime89** · 10-22-11, 05:42 PM

one more pic won't hurt it. That bump is just abnormally large.

daddy and son · 10-22-11, 05:48 PM

Here's a pic next to a quarter for size reference