utne2K
New Guy
Hey Guys,
Well I have to say feeding was much easier than I imagined. I bought my hatchling on 8/4 and s/he just gulped one today on 8/10. The pic to the left is the little fellow and here is the link to the gallery
here on the forum.
I first put him an empty ten gallon tank I have for the future along with the pinkie. I have a book on loan and got some good info on what I think made it so easy on him. The book, The Corn Snake Manual , said to use a small container so the little fellow had no choice to see and smell the pinkie. I used the same little tub he was sold to me in, which I read as a suggestion on the forum, and sat him away from me but so I could still see the pinkie's outline on the clear tub wall. I had sat down for maybe 2 minutes and when I looked over the pinkie was gone!
I kneeled down to check it out and the pinkie was half gone backwards but I'm hoping s/he figures out snout first next time (this pinkie was real tiny anyway). S/he was done less than 2 minutes with the first pinkie meal I have given him. :crazy02:
The book suggest 2 tiny pinkies a week for robust growth. Does that sound right to everyone?
Well I have to say feeding was much easier than I imagined. I bought my hatchling on 8/4 and s/he just gulped one today on 8/10. The pic to the left is the little fellow and here is the link to the gallery
here on the forum.
I first put him an empty ten gallon tank I have for the future along with the pinkie. I have a book on loan and got some good info on what I think made it so easy on him. The book, The Corn Snake Manual , said to use a small container so the little fellow had no choice to see and smell the pinkie. I used the same little tub he was sold to me in, which I read as a suggestion on the forum, and sat him away from me but so I could still see the pinkie's outline on the clear tub wall. I had sat down for maybe 2 minutes and when I looked over the pinkie was gone!
I kneeled down to check it out and the pinkie was half gone backwards but I'm hoping s/he figures out snout first next time (this pinkie was real tiny anyway). S/he was done less than 2 minutes with the first pinkie meal I have given him. :crazy02:
The book suggest 2 tiny pinkies a week for robust growth. Does that sound right to everyone?