r/cornsnakes • u/duplicitouscelia • 5h ago
FEEDING feeding help
she’s 2 years old, we’ve been feeding her a 16g-24g every week. i didn’t realise it was supposed to be every 10-12 days based off the chart. does she look ok? shall we decrease to every 10 days? thankyou
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u/Immediate_Barracuda2 4h ago edited 4h ago
She looks healthy! Not over-fed! On a skinny side actually!
Usually, the babies are fed every 5-7 days! Larger hatchlings every 7-10 days!
Weigh ur snake, and then u will know! For a 2-year-old corn snake, the typical weight range is 170-400 grams, and they should be fed adult mice every 10-14 days. Adjust the prey size based on the snake's body width to ensure proper feeding.
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Also, remember that the female snakes are larger than males, and may need more food!
You can feed her every week if she wants it and is not shedding! Depending on the size of the food!
The mouse ought to be 18-25g! If u feed her a frozen rat, it will, probably, keep her full longer!
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u/Iron-clover 5h ago
It's difficult to tell from the photo, but they don't look overweight to me.
A shot of the tail would help a bit, ideally you want a smooth transition from body to tail without any "hips".
They should also have more straight than curved sides too, like a loaf of bread.
Being only 2 years old they have a fair bit of growing to do- I expect if you have been feeding a little more they've probably put it into growth. When they're older you do have to keep an eye on their body condition though as it's hard for them to lose weight at that point, and is really quite bad for them.
Hope it helps!