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Jmodjamodj
Egg
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
 Posted - 05/11/2012 : 14:29:46
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| Hi, our corn 'Frank' is approx 7 months old, had him 5, and still on one pinkie every 5 days. Can only see a slight bulge when he has swallowed and wondered whether it is time to try him on 2 pinkies now. he is getting quite long but to me looks slim so changed from 6 days to 5 for feeds for last 2 weeks. Any advice and is it normally about 7 months old that he could be eating 2 pinkies???? Thanks |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:14:09
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| I'd say a seven month old should be on fluffs by now ( some people think that the guidelines are there to be stretched) but stick to the little to no feeding bulge so up. Do a couple of feeds ever 6 days like that and them move him on to fluffs and he will start polling on the weight x asking as the prey is not more than 1.5 times the widest part of the snake x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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awlred
Hatchling
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:33:00
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I did this for a while until I was advised otherwise by a local reptile store. Ess's first fluff looked huge against him, but as soon as I started feeding them he grew into them.
If in doubt a pop down to your local reptile store will let you know if your snake's ready to size up. |
 0.0.1 Amel Corn Snake - Essfer
0.1.0 Wife Jules/Squeefluff
0.0.100s Coffee Things ;)Milton Keynes, Bucks |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:52:27
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I'd try him on 2 and see what happens. After 3-4 double feeds, or enough to use up your pinkies, I'd move up a size.  |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Mags53
Egg
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 16:56:09
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| My Kitty is 6 months old and has had 2 x feeds of 2 pinkies, have just bought more pinkies (have another 3 month old baby, Fizz) and some fluffs. She eats the 2 x pinkies and they don't seem to make much impression on her unlike on Fizz. I'm also wondering if it's time to move Kitty onto fluffs (?) |
Mags
0.1.0 Kitty (CB12 Charcoal)- MIA since July, still hoping
0.1.0 Fizz (CB12 Carolina)
1.0.0 Sid (CB14 Miami)
1.0.0 Darcy (Gordon Setter)
1.0.0 Callan (Irish Setter)
3.0.0 Jess, Jagger & Tigger (Cats) |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 17:29:44
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quote:
Originally posted by Mags53
My Kitty is 6 months old and has had 2 x feeds of 2 pinkies, have just bought more pinkies (have another 3 month old baby, Fizz) and some fluffs. She eats the 2 x pinkies and they don't seem to make much impression on her unlike on Fizz. I'm also wondering if it's time to move Kitty onto fluffs (?)
Try her and see how it goes, as long as the meal isn't bigger than one and a half times the size of her widest part! |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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jenjen23
Hatchling
United Kingdom
157 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 18:56:39
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| I recently moved my six-month baby up to fuzzies, I did a couple of double pinkie feeds just to use up the rest. He was 16g and about 45cm long when I gave him the first fuzz, and it looked huge! It was about 1.5x widest part of his body though. He ate it fine, and after 5 fuzzy feeds is now 30g and 50cm, so growing fast! |
0.0.1 Normal Cornsnake, 2 years old - Basil
0.1.0 Crawl Cay Boa, 1.5 years - Luna |
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Jmodjamodj
Egg
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2012 : 09:58:34
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| thank you for your responses and advice, it really does seem time to double on feeds, got about 5 pinkies left so will double up and see how we go, then maybe fuzzies! Wow, my baby really is growing up, thanks so much |
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Moving up to 2 pinkies
