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gertrude

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Hi,

I juat have a question that I hope you can answer for me.

We have recentley purchased 2 almost adult corns. I was planning on feeding them chicks as that is what my partner has always fed his adult corns. The guy who sold them to me said that chicks don't have as many nutients in them as mice.

Is this true?
 
I dont know about nutrients but I fed one of my corns a quail chick once and her poo smelled like nothing else you have ever smelled, it was gross.......
 
Here's a link to the RodentPro nutrient chart for prey animals........Nutrient Composition of Whole Vertebrate Prey


There is a difference between Mice and Chicks nutrient content, but I'm not sure what that difference would mean for a corn snake. :shrugs:

I do know that chicks make corn snake poop rather runny and stink to high heaven and I personally wouldn't want to go there if I had the choice! :puke01: And as rodents are the main prey for corns in the wild, I would rather stick with them.

Hope that helps :)
 
I think it would be better to feed them what they have been fed before you got them.
They will probably react differently to the chicks if they have never eaten them.
But go ahead and try if you'd like, but let us know!
 
After more research I don't think it is a good idea to feed them chicks and nothing else. I have discovered that chicks do not contain as much protein and calcium as mice. Apparently they are good as a treat every once in a while. They have had 2 chicks in the last week and really seem to like them but I am going to stick to mice i think.

I know 2 chicks in 1 week is a lot but they are a bit on the skinny side, apparently they weren't treated well by their previous owner.

Thank you for your responses, I will post some pics of them soon, they are gorgeous but I am biased lol.
 
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