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Old 15-11-2007, 08:07 PM
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Hi ~ My corn is now about 16" long, and on pinkies every 3 days ~ gobbles them down.

Son went to get new ones, but came home with fuzzies ~ can I feed them, or not? Just one for tonight, he's starving (it's day 4) or wait til tomorrow?

Advice needed asap please, thanks in advance xx
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Old 15-11-2007, 08:08 PM
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Id try on a fuzzie if hes eating every 3 days it should be ok
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Old 15-11-2007, 08:08 PM
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he'd probably be fine with a fuzzy but if your really worried waiting till tomorrow is no big thing either
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get out the sissors lol .. well i would anyway
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Old 15-11-2007, 08:13 PM
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Hi ~ My corn is now about 16" long, and on pinkies every 3 days ~ gobbles them down.

Son went to get new ones, but came home with fuzzies ~ can I feed them, or not? Just one for tonight, he's starving (it's day 4) or wait til tomorrow?

Advice needed asap please, thanks in advance xx
If your snake was fed 4 days ago why worry.
Hatchlings can be fed every 4 to 7 days but that does not mean you HAVE to.
I sometimes rest mine for 10 to 14 days ( no food ) and it does them good.
Most snakes, especially those owned by new keepers are feed too much , too often.
Do you think in the wild a mouse would appear every 4 days

Rereading this it sounds a bit harsh. Honestly it's not meant like that.
Don't stress if the snake is fed a day late, or a week late. Nature designed them to go a lot longer without food.
Just buy some pinkies and feed him later. No way will he be starving if you fed him 4 days ago .

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Old 15-11-2007, 08:27 PM
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At 16" i would have thought it would be in fuzzies. Mine are fed once every 7 days and take 2 fuzzies.
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Old 15-11-2007, 09:14 PM
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Yeah thats what i love about snakes.. is if you cant feed them for a week its not REAL biggy..aslong as they get fed eventually they'll be ok, but a couple of days or a week wont harm them
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They can easily go 2 weeks without any worries!! Just a quick question; do you ever get to handle your snake if you feed it every 3 days??
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Old 15-11-2007, 11:10 PM
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the lady i got my corns from said it takes 3 (ish) days for them to digest it, so they never get a break. i was feeding every 4 days too, now they have 2 pinks once a week
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Old 15-11-2007, 11:11 PM
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They can easily go 2 weeks without any worries!! Just a quick question; do you ever get to handle your snake if you feed it every 3 days??
thats exactly wat i was thinking lol
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