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On Wednesday I went ahead and fed all of the snakes I brought out of brumation, hoppers.
This was four days after bringing them out of brumation and three days after bringing them to normal temperatures and light cycles.
They all ate and have pooped, so that is a good sign.
I will be feeding them each an adult mouse tonight.
I will post updates as to how many of the fifteen eat and how digestion goes.
a cream from last season

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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

and then some of them may slow down to a more normal feeding response. I always give a small meal first, but them start really socking it to them until the males start to lose interest and even some of the females slow down a bit.

>>and then some of them may slow down to a more normal feeding response. I always give a small meal first, but them start really socking it to them until the males start to lose interest and even some of the females slow down a bit.

well, all fifteen ate. No problems there. I will just have to see how things go from here. They all digested the hoppers without problems so they should handle the adult mice.
It has been almost 24 hours now and at least there have been no regurgitations, so that is a good sign.I guess this will at least let me know I didn't do any harm by only giving them one day in the closet (out of brumation) before putting them back in regular temps and regular light levels.
another one of my hatchlings from last season

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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

>>>>All the snakes held their food down and pooped on schedule.
Apparently all is well. I wasn't really too worried but it is always nice when things work out.
At this time, it does seem that only one day of "acclimation" before putting them back in regular temps and light schedules will work. We will just have to see how everything goes as the breeding season progresses.
another baby from last season

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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Draybars Snakes

I'm probably just lucky, but in the 8 years, and soon to be 6 breeding seasons (2000-2005), I've had corns I've NEVER had a male go off feed during the breeding season.

This goes for sub-adult males, unproven males, and proven males. Roughly 25-30 males overall.
Heck, I've never even had a male refuse a meal immediately after breeding.

Like I said, I'm probably just lucky.

BB

PS: The attached pic is a ghost het mot breeding an anery mot het hypo in 2004. I luck out with the anery mot female as well. She will enthusiastically eat 2 or 3 hoppers a meal following her pre-lay shed. In 2003 she scarfed down 3 hoppers just 2 days before laying 24 eggs. I'm probably just lucky.

Obviously your trick is the ice cream appetizer that we can see in the picture. I never thought of using ice cream for snakes before. I thought you were supposed to use corn on the cob for cornsnakes and ice cream for milksnakes. Just kidding. Great looking snakes.
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