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I've had an adult cornsnake for about 3 weeks now, and i've been feeding him one small rat a week, but he acts like he needs more. He stalks out every furry critter in sight when i take him out, and gets the rat the MILLISECOND i drop it in. Should i feed him more, or are these guys just more aggressive in their hunting than the boas and pythons i'm used too?
I'm not sure how exactly big he is, but i was told he was an adult when i bought him, id estimate him to be around 4 ft long, and hes about an inch and a half in diameter at his thickest point.

and a side question, i was also told he was a ghost when i got him, but i've already had someone comment that she didnt think he was, his colours seemed too dark. Anyone able to tell me if he is/isnt/what he is? (other than simply lovely...)

Since the photos are low qual, his body is mostly a pale cream type colour, creamy pink for hte markings on top, and pale sunshine yellow for the markings on the side


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1.3 Dogs (max, tasha, kaya, screw)
1.0 Ghost Corn
1.0 Ball python
0.0.1 Red tailed Boa
0.0.2 Red Eared Sliders
0.0.1 Softshell
0.0.5 insane tarantellas
2.1 ferrets
1.0 Cat
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion
0.0.1 Melleri Cham (Sir Arthur Chamleon Doyle)
And an ever-changing fishie tank...

One rat a week is plenty enough.

I agree, 1 rat is more than enough.

I feed my adults no more than 1 mouse every 10 days. Some that are prone to packing on the fat I don't feed more than once a month, still only 1 mouse.

That is a ghost. Before I even started reading your post I saw your photos and said to myself, "he's got a nice ghost."
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colubridlady@gmail.com

3.3 Adult cornsnakes, various morphs
1.1 2004 Hypo cornsnakes
0.1 2004 Normal Het Hypo cornsnake
0.0.2 2004 Caramel cornsnakes
0.0.1 2004 Amber cornsnake

Thanks for the input on the feeding the assurance on him being ghost!

I'll try to ignore the "omg im so hungry i could eat a ferret" routine from now on
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1.3 Dogs (max, tasha, kaya, screw)
1.0 Ghost Corn
1.0 Ball python
0.0.1 Red tailed Boa
0.0.2 Red Eared Sliders
0.0.1 Softshell
0.0.5 insane tarantellas
2.1 ferrets
1.0 Cat
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion
0.0.1 Melleri Cham (Sir Arthur Chamleon Doyle)
And an ever-changing fishie tank...