Change feeding schedule?

mr_weatherby · 12-09-13, 03:06 PM

Warning, NOOB question ahead:

I finally got an electronic scale, and weighed my young Coral Snow Corn Snake. She came in between 27-28 grams. According to a graph I found on BHB's website, it says she should be fed one small fuzzie every 5-6 days, yet I've been feeding her every 8, because that's what I was told by the person that raised her. This person tells me I shouldn't change that schedule, but I'm thinking I should. Is there any reason why changing the schedule would be a bad idea? At some point I'm going to have to change size and time of food, no matter what, so why would it matter now?

Thanks for any advice

wrecker45 · 12-09-13, 03:09 PM

We feed ours every sunday.

**EL Ziggy** · 12-09-13, 07:34 PM

I'd feed every 5-6 days for a snake that size.

smy_749 · 12-09-13, 07:37 PM

I would do every 5-6 as well. No harm in changing it

ilovemysnake · 12-09-13, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_weatherby

Warning, NOOB question ahead:

I finally got an electronic scale, and weighed my young Coral Snow Corn Snake. She came in between 27-28 grams. According to a graph I found on BHB's website, it says she should be fed one small fuzzie every 5-6 days, yet I've been feeding her every 8, because that's what I was told by the person that raised her. This person tells me I shouldn't change that schedule, but I'm thinking I should. Is there any reason why changing the schedule would be a bad idea? At some point I'm going to have to change size and time of food, no matter what, so why would it matter now?

Thanks for any advice

i dont think it would. as long as theyre not "backed up" and everythings out, i think youll be fine! & could get a link to the graph? i found one that says every four days for my baby.

Charis · 12-09-13, 09:19 PM

I personally feel every 4 days is pushing it a bit, right on the verge of power feeding. But I do usually feed young snakes like that every five days for awhile and then switch to every seven. There is no set weight or age I move them out to seven days, it all depends on how the individual snake seems to be doing to me.

Eight days is pretty near a maintenance diet, at that age it won't grow very fast being fed that little.

SSSSnakes · 12-09-13, 09:35 PM

Snakes do not need to be on a hard fast schedule. Feeding them a day or two early or late is not going to hurt them. It is actually more natural for them to be fed without a schedule. Feed them sometimes four days between feeding and other it,mes feed them 8 days between feeding. And power feeding is when you force a snake to eat more than it would it on it's own.

mr_weatherby · 12-10-13, 12:42 AM

Thanks, everyone!

And ilovemysnake, this is the link: http://www.bhbreptiles.com/main.aspx?Page=feedchart