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growth question

raisnok Aug 27, 2005 06:32 PM

degei has grown to 3ft..... but still is small around, about the size of a tube of lipstick, how to corn snakes grow? they they get their length then girth?

Replies (3)

cmlreptiles Aug 28, 2005 11:12 PM

Her girth looks good to me. Corns aren't heavy bodied snakes, and tend to be more slender. What are you feeding and how often? If you plan on brumating this winter it may be a good idea to "fatten" up a little.
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raisnok Aug 29, 2005 04:25 AM

right now i am feeding fuzzy rats,she eats about every 8 days, but will eat every 5 i think. and yes i do plan on brumating and breeding next year.

cmlreptiles Aug 29, 2005 10:15 PM

Well, my black rats are nearly 4 ft and are eating small rats with no problem. Try feeding rats instead of mine (larger rat pups may be a good size, but check the size to make sure it's good). Get on a set schedule (like every monday), and skip a week every month or 2. Again, get it nice and fat before brumation.

Chris
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0.2.0 Grey Rats-Lauren, Avril
1.2.0 Black Rats- Robert, Cady, Kylie
1.2.0 Albino FL Kings-Nick, Jessica, Ashley
1.1.0 Crimson Corns-Kane, Ruby
0.1.0 Het-Crimson Corns-Lola
0.1.0 White-Sided/Pos Het Albino Black Rat-Lita
1.0.0 Albino White-sided Black Rat-Rey
0.1.0 Fl King-Bonnie
1.0.0 Biak GTP-Brandon
1.0.0 Flame X Blood Bearded-Ruff
1.2.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie, Gretchen, Alexis
0.1.0 Red-tail Boa-Xena
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor-Izzy

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