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Snake feeding issues

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blueyedmama

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So we have a corn snake( not sure of the sex) we picked up at reptile expo in May or June. Anyways she came with her feeding schedule. Well being a newb I didn't quite understand all the random letters. She didn't eat the first week, no biggy. Then she didn't eat for the next 10 weeks. Finally in September I bought a feeder anole and bam ate it quickly. Then pinky mice wrapped in anole shed. Now she will happily accept pinkies(f/t). I'm pretty sure they're too small but she freaked out when I dropped in a crawler( f/t) and took a pinky the next day. Can I just try to double feed pinkies?

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You got a scale, yeah? Your last post said you were planning to anyway. If so, what's her weight in grams?
 
Dragonling said:
You got a scale, yeah? Your last post said you were planning to anyway. If so, what's her weight in grams?
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32 grams but that is freakishly small if the age they gave me is correct. Their paperwork would be over a year and a half. Maybe it was a baby then?

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I have a yearling under 30g. Some just don't want to grow, and feeding problems can easily be to blame. At 32g she should be able to take a small fuzzy around 5g, but two pinkies for now is fine for a little while longer.
 
Thank you so much. I've been seriously worried about her weight but she doesn't look thin, if that makes sense?

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Well she munched down another pinky a minute ago. I really can't express how happy I am that she eats now. I think they force fed her and traumatized her.

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Some snakes don't deal well with the transition to furred mice. :) Fortunately there are hairless mice if for some reason she just never eats it.
 
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