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What other foods can I offer baby corns, other than pinkies?

Angela

>>What other foods can I offer baby corns, other than pinkies?
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>>Angela

Are you having trouble getting someone to eat or just curious?
If you had a problem feeder I would be tempted to try Dwarf Hamster pinks next as they are more or less easy to breed and I have found problem feeders of various species that take them.
Then there is a whole scope of trial things. But as a regular diet pinks is it.
So, give us some more info and see what we can come up with.
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

As Sonya said...Tell us more. Do you have a snake yet, or just thinking of getting one? If the idea of LIVE pinks bothers you, do you know that frozen/thawed is the best way to go? Pinkies really will be the very best thing for a corn. If you are dealing with a "problem feeder" ...What other methods have you tried? Tell us more, and we will try to inform you the best we can. Duffy

Ok I am showing my age again with the White Castle remark, for all you youngins out there, White Castles are a chain of burger joints that use to sell extra small burgers that you would buy 4 for $1, sorry for the dated joke LOL.
You can try small anoles if your corn refuses pinkies, but if you don't want to feed it mice because you feel bad for the mouse or a Mom or Wife or Father or what ever won't let you feed it mice, then you should consider either a different snake (garters and hognose snakes feed on fish on frogs) or maybe a lizard instead. But if it is a baby refusing to feed, small brown anoles or tease feed the snake with a frozen thawed mosue.
good luck
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

I dont live close to a white castle anymore but they do sell them in stores here.I cant think of a better laxative if the cheap beer doesnt work...Paul.

>>I dont live close to a white castle anymore but they do sell them in stores here.I cant think of a better laxative if the cheap beer doesnt work...Paul.

Here we have Krystals. Basically the same as White castle. Little square burgers that take about 5 or 6 to satisfy your appetite. If you get fries and a cola.
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Remember, My posts are MY opinion only!
Jimmy (draybar)

>>Ok I am showing my age again with the White Castle remark, for all you youngins out there, White Castles are a chain of burger joints that use to sell extra small burgers that you would buy 4 for $1, sorry for the dated joke LOL.
>>You can try small anoles if your corn refuses pinkies, but if you don't want to feed it mice because you feel bad for the mouse or a Mom or Wife or Father or what ever won't let you feed it mice, then you should consider either a different snake (garters and hognose snakes feed on fish on frogs) or maybe a lizard instead. But if it is a baby refusing to feed, small brown anoles or tease feed the snake with a frozen thawed mosue.
>>good luck
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>>Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
>>Hopkins Holesale Herps
>>Hopfam1@aol.com
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

Angela

Angela,

The only really good choice for your cornsnake will be mice. It's actually a very easy, clean and not-very-gross food to use frozen/thawed mice. Like I said... Do you have a snake yet? Just thinking about getting one? They are really great, and one of the easiest pets to keep if you follow a few simple rules...And mice is one of those rules. Duffy

Thank you.
Yes I currently have a baby corn, which is a problematic feeder, however I am cutting up the pinkie into several small pieces & using small plastic tongs to aide feeding it.
It will not strike, it's had it's first shed & its now 5/6 weeks old. This past Monday it took the almost whole pinkie but again in bits.
I've tried leaving the pinkie in overnight but still untouched.
I've even tried to place the corn in a small container with only the pinkie, ie no space NOT to find it, but still no take.

As it fed on Monday I have now decided to leave it alone for at least a week or until it comes out & I start to see it "searching".
I'm assured that the temp/set up is ok by others in the "know", just looks like a "odd ball corn".I am intouch with a corn person who has been a great help to me, but just wanted a second opinion, in case it was something I was doing wrong.

Just a little concerned.
Thank you again
Angela

Angela,

I have found that problem feeders will often respond to the cut up, headless, brained approach. I have reared a few that a breeder friend had problems with (he didn't have time to mess with problem feeders). In most cases, the headless pinky worked for me. I have one little kingsnake that started on just heads with the brains squeezed out the back a little bit...yeah, I know....gross.
In all cases, once I had them eating parts or headless pinks on a regular basis (you are not force-feeding right now...correct?) they eventually switched over to whole pinks. It was almost as if the scent of blood turned on the switch for them, and eventually they just began feeding normally. If your snake is eating cut up pinks, offered with tweezers but not force-fed, I really think it will be OK eventually. Good luck.
Duffy

Angela