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RE: Growth and Feeding Q

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Posted by: draybar at Mon Jul 14 16:44:09 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by draybar ]  
   

>>My albino motley male corn snake is awesome. Just wondering how quickly I should expect him to grow. I have had since April or May, he was a hatchling, he has had two sheds so far. Feeding him a pinking mouse every 5 days. Also, q about feeding is that I have been buying frozen mice and thawing them, any disadvantaged to this compared to live foods? Thanks.







frozen/thawed is easier in the long run. If it is already eating f/t don't change a thing. Every five days is fine for a hatchling.

You are doing a good job.

As far as growth like already mentioned, some grow faster then others. As long as you are feeding it on a regular basis and the temps and enclosure conditions are kept properly it will grow at IT'S pace and should do just fine.

Some do it diferently but I like to graduate up as I feed. I will start with 1 pinkie per feeding until this fails to leave a bulge. Then I will move up to two pinkies each feeding until these no longer leave a noticeable bulge. Then up to one fuzzy then to two fuzzies to one hopper to two hoppers to one adult.

When I get to one adult, that's where I stay.
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