• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

ok lets get something straight!!

C

CornDude

New member
some websites say it, even some people on here say it, ive seen it told too many times... all i can say is..

DON'T FEED YOUR CORNSNAKES CRICKETS!!!!

cornsnakes are rodent and bird eaters, they are not insectivorious (spelling) they wont eat meal worms, they wont eat crickets, they eat rodents, and rodents only!!

phew i feel great now thats off my chest :D

ps. soz for the rant guys, it just p*sses my off when i see people recomending anything but rodents for snakes
 
Last edited:
You should qualify your overly broad statement.

There are MANY species of snake that do not eat rodents at all. Even corn snakes in the wild do not feed exclusively on rodents. There are tons of examples of hatchling corns taking earthworms and lizards.
 
There has been pics posted (on this site I believe) of corns eating crickets.also of corns eating chicks and even eating other corns not to mention a lot of talk about corn hatchlings prefering anoles.
on the issue of snakes in general . They eat all sorts of things including other snakes , lizzards,amphibians,eggs ,fish, worms, insects,birds and a lot of non rodent mamals.
Most hobbiest prefer to feed thier snakes rodents because they are inexpensive , easy, nutritiuos and usualy free of diesese.
 
being we're on a corn site, i'm assuming he's meaning corn snakes.

And he's gotta point. Feeding a hatchling corn a cricket is rediculous. Most who are noneaters will eat anoles and such or anole scented pinkies. Feeding ur corns crickets, meal worms, wax worms etc is just asking for trouble.
 
as far as i can tell from posts made here and elsewhere... young snakes will eat crickets but they arent very nutritious and thus it aint a good idea to be using them
 
While it may be true that SOME neonate corns will eat a cricket, I have never seen one, nor heard from a reliable source of such happening. That doesn't men it never happens, but I get to talk to more than just a few people, and I hatched a few corns, myself.

Personally, I don't think you can get a corn to eat a cricket without some sort of scenting taking place, but if you have that one in a million corn that likes crickets, more power to you. I just wouldn't expect it to live long on such a diet. it's not just a question of lacking nutritional value, but also the damage that can be done to the neonate corn's unbelievably thin intestinal lining by the sharp edges and spurs of a cricket's exoskeleton.

Even so, there are a variety of prey items that corns will accept beyond rodents. If I recall correctly, Rich Z. even had someone tell him that he had been feeding his corn earthworms for over a year. Rich said that the snake appeared to be normal and healthy in every way, but the person who had caught the animal didn't know any better, and had been feeding the snake worms as a solid diet. Go figure.

I would say that there is a great deal about the outer limits of cornsnake possibilities that we simply do not yet know, and possibly never shall. I agree that those individuals suggesting crickets as an acceptable food item are misleading others (whether intentionally or not), but I couldn't tell anyone that rodents are the ONLY food item for your corns. It's just not accurate information.

Hope that helps a bit --
 
I'd just like to point out that CornDude did state that he was referring to cornsnakes, not all species, as it seems some of you thought.
 
I never thought he was referring to all snakes. I mention other species just to elaborate my point.

He did say "they eat rodents, and rodents only!!" :rolleyes:

That was the statement I took issue with.:cheers:
 
I have a rough green snake that is an insectivore. I am glad you edited your post because it was not accurate before. Some snakes DO eat crickets!
 
the point

I think that although he might have been a little overly broad with his statement I would imagine it was brought on by the extrordinary amount of people who come on here with questions such as "Can I feed my corn snake crickets?"
Well, sure you might, by some strange stroke of luck, get a neonate corn to eat a cricket or two but you sure as hell won't raise a corn snake to adulthood on crickets.
It is just beyond beginner to lack even that much knowledge about a snake before you get one.
That would be like me getting a cat and asking if I could feed it
tomato sandwhiches. Sure it might eat one if it was starving, but it sure as hell can't live on them.
I think it was simply frustration.
once again I vent..lol
Jimmy
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top