Meat?

[17730turtlegirl]

Would it be ok if i fed my 2 foot corns mouse sized chunks of ckicken beef or pork ? would they still get all ther nutrition from it ? how bout as a once in a while thing?

also both my snakes are so intent on biting me the second they hear the lid of their tank open they start lunging out at me (and i mean OUT they have evan jumped out a few times)rattling their tails and smashing into things im worried that either me or the snake is going to get hurt is their any thing i can do to stop this

my snakes are also not pure corns their a mix of mexican king and anery corn would it be advisable to keep them in the same enclosure providing it is quite large and they are fed seperatly?

[fanmaninacan]

LOL....
Im not shure about the MEAT..
BUT a corn wont hurt u!....lol
T.P

[BoidKeeper]

Why not just take it to Burger King and get it a whopper combo. Ask yourself if they would every eat that stuff in the wild and you'll have your answer. Handle them more and they will calm down. Try a using a hook to get them out first.
Trevor

[vanderkm]

Muscle meat alone is not an adequate diet for cornsnakes - they need the bone, organs and gut content of whole prey to support adequate growth. Previously frozen mice are readily available at a reasonable cost and the diet of choice for cornsnakes.

Even corns can be canibalistic and a cross that includes any of the kingsnakes makes it much more likely that one snake may at some time mistake the other for a meal. This is especially true if the scent of a prey animal is still strong on them when they are returned together after feeding. Snakes are solitary, do not require companionship and the standard in husbandry is to keep individuals in separate containers.

Are your snakes biting because they are hungry? Kings can have a very dramatic feeding response and they may just be anticipating food when the cage is opened. One of our female calkings is doing that now because she is very hungry after dropping a lot of weight from egg laying. As Trevor suggests, using a hook to take them out is a very good idea, but you may want to evaluate your feeding schedule to make sure they are getting enough to eat if they are launching themselves out of the container when you open it. They should be fed once a week on a prey item large enough to make a decent sized bulge in their body.

mary v.

[17730turtlegirl]

i do use a hook but it dosent soom to help any (and im using gloves) but thanks for the tips