Making My Cornsnake Bigger

[EL Ziggy]

You really don't want to power feed your snake. They may grow faster but it could cause health issues and even shorten their lifespan. I feed young colubrids 10-15% of their body weight every 5-7 days for the first year, every 7-10 days the 2nd year, and every 10-14 days thereafter. Another method is to feed a prey item no more than 1.5x the widest part of the snakes body using the same feeding frequency.

[Scubadiver59]

Originally Posted by EL Ziggy

You really don't want to power feed your snake. They may grow faster but it could cause health issues and even shorten their lifespan. I feed young colubrids 10-15% of their body weight every 5-7 days for the first year, every 7-10 days the 2nd year, and every 10-14 days thereafter. Another method is to feed a prey item no more than 1.5x the widest part of the snakes body on the same frequency schedule.

^^^^^^ That!

My corn is still pen thin (thicker than a pencil now) after four months, but she's gaining a bit of length...little by little. I've been feeding ever week since then and she is a bit slow in growth, especially compared to my juvenile King, but she is growing.