Corn Snake size and feeding help

**EL Ziggy** · 03-09-14, 11:17 AM

Pinkys don't have much nutritional value at all. I agree that all snakes grow at different rates but a pinky or two won't do much for a yearling corn. They can probably survive but I don't see them thriving with that feeding regiment. You can feed prey items 1 to 1.5 times the girth of your snakes body at its widest point. You can try feedings of 10-15% of the snakes body weight per feeding. Kings and corns are pretty similar in terms of husbandry and feeding. My MBK was 2 months old when I got her. She was on pinkys for probably a month before moving up to fuzzys. She turns 1 on April 17th and she's currently eating 1 medium mouse, or 1small mouse and a hopper every 6-7 days. I'm not exacly trying to compare them, just giving a comparable reference. Keep us posted.

CosmicOwl · 03-09-14, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Pinkys don't have much nutritional value at all. I agree that all snakes grow at different rates but a pinky or two won't do much for a yearling corn. They can probably survive but I don't see them thriving with that feeding regiment. You can feed prey items 1 to 1.5 times the girth of your snakes body at its widest point. You can try feedings of 10-15% of the snakes body weight per feeding. Kings and corns are pretty similar in terms of husbandry and feeding. My MBK was 2 months old when I got her. She was on pinkys for probably a month before moving up to fuzzys. She turns 1 on April 17th and she's currently eating 1 medium mouse, or 1small mouse and a hopper every 6-7 days. I'm not exacly trying to compare them, just giving a comparable reference. Keep us posted.

I think pinkies have more nutrition than most people give them credit for. Fuzzies and hoppers are more nutritious, but it's not like pinkies are packing peanuts. If the fuzzy is 1-1.5 times thicker than your snake, you can probably graduate up though.

drumcrush · 03-09-14, 11:50 AM

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I think pinkies have more nutrition than most people give them credit for. Fuzzies and hoppers are more nutritious, but it's not like pinkies are packing peanuts. If the fuzzy is 1-1.5 times thicker than your snake, you can probably graduate up though.

Their skeletal structure is what makes them less nutritional as they aren't developed all the way and can cause a calcium deficiency

CosmicOwl · 03-09-14, 12:59 PM

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Their skeletal structure is what makes them less nutritional as they aren't developed all the way and can cause a calcium deficiency

From what I have read, the difference in calcium between pinkies and fuzzies is not particularly large.

drumcrush · 03-09-14, 02:13 PM

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From what I have read, the difference in calcium between pinkies and fuzzies is not particularly large.

They don't really have developed bones til ten days which is your fuzzy

drumcrush · 03-09-14, 02:23 PM

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They don't really have developed bones til ten days which is your fuzzy

Plus, it would be better to feed fuzzies, even if the calcium level isn't much higher.

CosmicOwl · 03-09-14, 07:53 PM

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Plus, it would be better to feed fuzzies, even if the calcium level isn't much higher.

I agree. Fuzzies are better but the actual levels of calcium aren't really that different.