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can corns tackle down a rat when full grown? np
royalcrown69
Nov 10, 2004 10:19 PM
Replies (4)
BlueKing
Nov 10, 2004 11:19 PM
Yes, my 4.5 foot male just did 4 days ago! It was a medium rat, a pretty good sized one!
Zee
Darin Chappell
Nov 11, 2004 11:13 AM
By "tackle down" do you mean "to eat" a dead rat, or "to subdue and kill" a live rate?
There are corns that get large enough for rats, but there are precious few corns that are big enough to kill a live rat without injury, and even if they can get it done, the risk of serious injury to a corn in such cases would seem to be way out of proportion with any conceived "benefit" one might suggest.
I would "highly" recommend not feeding live rats to any corn, regardless of its size and strength!
Hope that helps a bit...
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742
aplaxco
Nov 11, 2004 03:33 PM
I switch my corn snakes to prekilled fresh rats when they are about 6 months old. I start with day old pinkies and go up from there as the snake grows. I do this because I breed rats in my home but I won't raise mice (too stinky). The biggest corn I have (5 feet long) can eat a medium rat but not a full grown one.
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Anna
The Zoo
Corns
1.0 Snow - Cornelius
2.1 Ghost(pastel) - Pink, Gray & Spot
1.0 Amel - Parker
0.1 Hypo - Nikko
0.1 Anery - Missy
0.1 Hypo Motley - Cordelia aka Cordy
1.1 Carmel het Mot - TBD
Boas
0.1 Columbian (BCC) - Bella
0.1 Dumeril - Ursala
0.0.1 Amazon Tree Boa - Lucia
Lizards
1.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo
Rats
About a million by now.
Cats
1.2 Siamese - Blue, Fiona & Wink
0.1 Gray DMS - Druscilla aka Dru
Horses
1.0 Thourghbred (Hunter/Jumper) - Morgan's Majesty aka Cody
Plus whatever animals I am fostering for the local shelter!
tspuckler
Nov 12, 2004 03:17 PM
Here's a pic of a corn I found in Florida. The only reason why we found it was because my friend heard a sqeaking noise. He remarked, "That sound like a rodent in distress." We followed the sound and this medium-sized snake had just finished killing an adult rat, which seemed impossibly large for it to swallow. So I fully believe they can kill adult rats. In captive situations it is best not to offer meals that are too large though, as they may cause the snake to regurgitate.
Tim
Third Eye
