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feeding a corn a cricket?

JungleGuts

JungleGuts

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i dont plan on doing this but is there any health issues if you were to feed a small corn a large frozen/thawed cricket?(if so, then why?) i think i remember hearing it was along time ago but can remember/
 
NOO! do not feed it a cricket, it would not have to be F/t anyway. The snakes digestive track was not made to take down crickets so it will just end up bad. If you ever get one that is really small just start with pinky parts. NO BUGs!
 
is it because of the exoskeleton perhaps. but i mean if they can digest a mouse i dont see why a cricket would hurt, but i guess it does...
 
Agreed. Corn snakes are not insectivores. Their digestive tracts are not designed to process insects. Even if the snake did eat it, which I doubt it would, it would receive no nutrition from it.
 
well i know it seems like it should be able too, but the leopard geckos, commonly eat mealwomrs, but the much larger bearded dragons have problems more commonly from eating them, diffrent animals are build diffrent for where they live and what they eat. A baby corm might eat a live cricket and when it is halfway down it could injure the snake from the inside, Who knows?:shrugs:
 
JungleGuts said:
is it because of the exoskeleton perhaps. but i mean if they can digest a mouse i dont see why a cricket would hurt, but i guess it does...
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PLEASE DONT EVER FEED CRICKETS TO CORN SNAKE!!
From what i have read,it is because of the crickets exo-skeleton,a cricket's exo-skeleton (i recall...could be wrong here..) is made up of Chitin.

:-offtopic
Chiton is one of the main components in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, and in some other animals. It is considered a polysaccharide; it is constructed from units of acetylglucosamine (more completely, N-acetyl-D-glucos-2-amine). These are linked together in β-1,4 fashion (in a similar manner to the glucose units which form cellulose). In effect chitin may be described as cellulose with one hydroxyl group on each monomer replaced by an acetylamine group. This allows for increased hydrogen bonding between adjacent polymers, giving the polymer increased strength.

"Chitin" and "chiton" (a marine animal) both derive from the same Greek word meaning "tunic", referring to the hardness of the shell.
Chitin is a unusual substance as it is a natually occuring polymer. Its breakdown is conducted by bacteria which have reciptors to simple sugars from the decomposition of chitin. If chitin is detected they then produce enzymes to digest the chitin by reducing it to simple sugars and ammonia

From what i have read & researched,a snakes digestive system as amazing as it is,i just NOT capable of digestin Chitin.
If anyone disagrees,please corect me on this...

:cheers:
 
gnarhimself said:
PLEASE DONT EVER FEED CRICKETS TO CORN SNAKE!!
From what i have read,it is because of the crickets exo-skeleton,a cricket's exo-skeleton (i recall...could be wrong here..) is made up of Chitin.

:-offtopic
Chiton is one of the main components in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, and in some other animals. It is considered a polysaccharide; it is constructed from units of acetylglucosamine (more completely, N-acetyl-D-glucos-2-amine). These are linked together in β-1,4 fashion (in a similar manner to the glucose units which form cellulose). In effect chitin may be described as cellulose with one hydroxyl group on each monomer replaced by an acetylamine group. This allows for increased hydrogen bonding between adjacent polymers, giving the polymer increased strength.

"Chitin" and "chiton" (a marine animal) both derive from the same Greek word meaning "tunic", referring to the hardness of the shell.
Chitin is a unusual substance as it is a natually occuring polymer. Its breakdown is conducted by bacteria which have reciptors to simple sugars from the decomposition of chitin. If chitin is detected they then produce enzymes to digest the chitin by reducing it to simple sugars and ammonia

From what i have read & researched,a snakes digestive system as amazing as it is,i just NOT capable of digestin Chitin.
If anyone disagrees,please corect me on this...

:cheers:
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YIKES!!!
After reading that i need a degree in biology!!! :crazy02:
Needless to say,no crickets for me thanks!
:wavey:
 
Oobie Doobie Noobie said:
YIKES!!!
After reading that i need a degree in biology!!! :crazy02:
Needless to say,no crickets for me thanks!
:wavey:
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so in short, Chitin=bad. gotcha
 
JungleGuts said:
so in short, Chitin=bad. gotcha
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From what i read,VERY bad,not only do crickets have NO nutrition,it could result in "impaction" (think thats the right word where goodie are'nt digested,and stay in the system),causing digestion problems and issues later in life
 
gnarhimself said:
PLEASE DONT EVER FEED CRICKETS TO CORN SNAKE!!
From what i have read,it is because of the crickets exo-skeleton,a cricket's exo-skeleton (i recall...could be wrong here..) is made up of Chitin.

:-offtopic
Chiton is one of the main components in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, and in some other animals. It is considered a polysaccharide; it is constructed from units of acetylglucosamine (more completely, N-acetyl-D-glucos-2-amine). These are linked together in β-1,4 fashion (in a similar manner to the glucose units which form cellulose). In effect chitin may be described as cellulose with one hydroxyl group on each monomer replaced by an acetylamine group. This allows for increased hydrogen bonding between adjacent polymers, giving the polymer increased strength.

"Chitin" and "chiton" (a marine animal) both derive from the same Greek word meaning "tunic", referring to the hardness of the shell.
Chitin is a unusual substance as it is a natually occuring polymer. Its breakdown is conducted by bacteria which have reciptors to simple sugars from the decomposition of chitin. If chitin is detected they then produce enzymes to digest the chitin by reducing it to simple sugars and ammonia

From what i have read & researched,a snakes digestive system as amazing as it is,i just NOT capable of digestin Chitin.
If anyone disagrees,please corect me on this...

:cheers:
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If I could only rep-point you for this!(must spread some around first) Fantastic answer, informative, concise, a winner!
 
Hey DiamondLil,

Dont worry about the rep-point...some other time maybe :cry:
:cheers:
Im not really here to gain points...
Im here to see where i can help out,and where i can get some help. :)
Thats the point of these forums,that we can help each other out to get the best CARE for our critters.... :cool:
 
diamondlil said:
If I could only rep-point you for this!(must spread some around first) Fantastic answer, informative, concise, a winner!
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ME ALSO
dont have Rep-point power,i need to spread the love around a bit first

Thanks for the info
:)
 
Don't worry, I repped for us all.

Just to beat a dead horse: Our digestive systems are amazing. Our stomach acid is so strong that we have to replace the stomach lining daily, or we'd actually eat the stomach away. That being said, we, as humans, can't digest grass (like cows can), although you could certainly try it!
 
It's not a corn, but.....

.....I think this boa can handle a cricket. ;)

regards,
jazz
 

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and I thought some people said junglecorns were evil hybrids.................whaddya call that one, Jazz? :grin01:
 
diamondlil said:
If I could only rep-point you for this!(must spread some around first) Fantastic answer, informative, concise, a winner!
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Got them for ya!

Definately a sweet answer. I took an entomology class and they definately hit it dead on.
 
blueapplepaste said:
Got them for ya!

Definately a sweet answer. I took an entomology class and they definately hit it dead on.
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Thank you Everyone,but like i said,im not worried about the points....Just wanna help where i can.. :crazy02:
 
diamondlil said:
and I thought some people said junglecorns were evil hybrids.................whaddya call that one, Jazz? :grin01:
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Pagona Constrictor Imperator.

aka, the Bearded Boa. :crazy02:

regards,
jazz
 
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