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because ive had my pinks since late july. my hatchling corn hasnt been growing very fast, could this be why? if they are losing nutritional value should i feed her mor than one a week?
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

There are differing opinions. I have heard vets say 6 weeks for any whole food animal in the freezer. But then again, reptiles have a different digestive system than dogs and cats. On the flip side, hobbiests have fed rodents to snakes where the rodents have been in the freezer for a year (w/o the snakes dying).

Vaccuum sealed may go 6 months and still be OK. OK means that the snake will get some value out of it. For non-vaccuum sealed, I try to stay under 3 months, with 2 months being the more optimum goal. I base this OPINION on the stool consistency of the snakes when fed frozen food. If the stool looks normal, then the food must be OK. I could be wrong, but it is a safe guideline IMO. No problems yet going by this.

For you now, you may add a little vitamin supplement made for reptiles on the 7-month-old frozen pinks (maybe every 3rd feeding), or else supplement some feedings with fresh food.

Eating more non-nutritious food is like eating more twinkies - you get calories but nothing else.

a calcium supplement? i do give that once in a while.
as for fresh food, where can i get live pinks? no petstores sell them(none that ive been to). i have frozen adult mice that are much more recent should i give her a leg or something?
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

Don't go through the trouble of cutting off a leg.... It wouldn't have the same nutritional value anyway. I just don't see how no petshop in a town could carry pinkies.... 3 out of 4 in my town carry them the 4th being petsmart. call around. Privately owned shops should most likely have some. A large portion of profit comes from selling feeder mice,rats, and pinkies. The shop I go to gets around 100 pinkies on Friday and is sold out on Monday. BTW you said you have had them since July? Meaning your snake is at least 5 months old, he should be more than ready for 2 pinks at a time!
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

i got the pinks when i started looking for a new snake.

i live in bennington vermont(one of the biggest cities in the state)we have one petstore and they refuse to sell the mice untill they are weaned, all other petstores are at least an hour away and they all(as far as i know) dont even have pinks.
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

Hello Jake,
I don't know where Bennington is, but are you near Burlington?
I got all my corns at a private pet store called Pet Advantage.
They have very knowledgable staff and can supply all sorts of feeders. I don't have their address right now but if you're interested I can get it for you. They are just across from the Burlington mall.

Suzanne
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Suzanne
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn - Scout
0.1 Snow Corn - Lilly
1.0 Okeetee Corn - Colonel
0.1 Ghost Corn - Willow
1.0 Butter Corn

bennington county is the southwestern corner of vt, 5 minutes to ny, 5 minutes to mass
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

try bayourodents.com, I purchased 100 pinkies, 50 fuzzies, 25 rat pups and 25 small rats for $107.00 including shipping!! Thats about a $100 savings if you bought them from a pet store. They are also vaccum sealed.

I guess that is a little too far to get some feeders!
I hope you find someone near you.
Good luck!
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Suzanne
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0.1 Creamsicle Corn - Scout
0.1 Snow Corn - Lilly
1.0 Okeetee Corn - Colonel
0.1 Ghost Corn - Willow
1.0 Butter Corn - Hunter
0.1 mystery Corn - Blaze

hey weird, im in that area too..

anyway, knapps isnt the only pet store that you can try. there's a place in hoosick falls, on bovie hill rd. I forget the name of it, but if you call Whitmans feed they can give you the number to call them.

That lil pet store always has lotsssss of feeder rats/mice. i dont know if they sell unweaned or not but its worth a try.

what town/area do you live in?

i think if im gunna get fresher pinks ill buy frozen
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

same town as you

so what do you have for herps?

we have;
1.2 velvet geckos
0.1 albino leo
and 1.0 beardie

look at my sig, thats all i have

are you still in school?
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

lol i didnt even notice ur sig.

and no im not in school anymore

too bad, if you were we could describe ourselves and maybe we would pass in thae halls or something
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

roflmfao @ benn being a citie. um its a town

but yeah it is one of the biggest

city LOL

we have several stores that sell many pet items/supplies/toys but only one in town that sells critters and feeder bugs/animals. the closest chain pet stores are 45 mins away in either direction (NY or Mass)

he needs to try the lil pet store on bovie hill in hoosick falls ny, its like 15 mins away from benn.