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07-11-13, 01:44 AM
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is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
Hi. I have a corn snake and it'd be A LOT easier if he'd take adult mice. My Ball python destroys adult mice and I buy five weeks worth at my local pet store every five weeks. Buying hoppers and adult mice is doable but it'd be easier to buy 10 adult mice and feed each snake for five weeks. Think he's big enough for an adult mouse? I can take a picture of him next to an adult mouse if that helps.
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07-11-13, 02:13 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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Originally Posted by ErikBush97
Hi. I have a corn snake and it'd be A LOT easier if he'd take adult mice. My Ball python destroys adult mice and I buy five weeks worth at my local pet store every five weeks. Buying hoppers and adult mice is doable but it'd be easier to buy 10 adult mice and feed each snake for five weeks. Think he's big enough for an adult mouse? I can take a picture of him next to an adult mouse if that helps.
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The pic would obviously help. We have to see it to tell you.
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07-11-13, 02:30 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
Does a hopper leave a bulge or can you not even see it after it eats it?
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07-11-13, 02:37 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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Does a hopper leave a bulge or can you not even see it after it eats it?
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You can see it if you look closely.
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07-11-13, 02:39 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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You can see it if you look closely.
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If the bulge is that small I'd say your corn is ready to be eating adult mice.
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07-11-13, 02:39 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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The pic would obviously help. We have to see it to tell you.
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Well uhh... ran into a problem when I saw trying to grab him for a pic... put pvc in his terrarium a little while ago to see if he'd use it... he's using it.. and won't come out lol
Btw.. I am not holding him sideways... the pic.was rotated for some reason.
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07-11-13, 02:44 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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If the bulge is that small I'd say your corn is ready to be eating adult mice.
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Thanks. You think he'd try to eat a.mouse that's too big if I offered it? Animals know their limits so idk... I think he'd be smarter than that.
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07-11-13, 02:53 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
If you are unsure, feed him 2 hoppers.
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07-11-13, 03:01 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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If you are unsure, feed him 2 hoppers.
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My pet store only sells frozen adults. I don't like feeding my snakes live. All the hoppers they have are live :/ that's why I'd like to get him on adult mice, if I can
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07-11-13, 03:02 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
I'll just have to wait til morning... he's not coming out lol
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07-11-13, 03:06 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
Feed mice that are upto twice the snakes girth
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07-11-13, 03:15 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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Feed mice that are upto twice the snakes girth
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Adult mice are probably 1.5x the size of his body.
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07-11-13, 03:16 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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Adult mice are probably 1.5x the size of his body.
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They will be fine then. I feed my adult corn rats but much less regularly, from memory the rats are 125-150g
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07-11-13, 03:17 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
Is there a petsmart around you? Hopper to adult is a two size diffrence. I'm sure it would be ok, I just wouldn't do it personally
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07-11-13, 03:43 AM
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Re: is my corn snake ready for bigger mice?
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Is there a petsmart around you? Hopper to adult is a two size diffrence. I'm sure it would be ok, I just wouldn't do it personally
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It's about an hour away in a car. And I take the bus... :/ and I am no longer going to pet smart.. I am not getting into that right now, though.
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