My corn (Pic heavy)

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 07:07 PM

This is Plissken... Ate two pinkies for me today, then zoomed off so I got some pictures while he was playing.

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 07:10 PM

Here's some more.

snake man12 · 09-03-12, 07:12 PM

He is a cute little wee one!!

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 07:14 PM

I know. He took two pinkies today (I tried that as he's almost a year old, and he's still very wee, but also because he was acting so hungry after 5 days). Now he's content, and hanging out under he's hide on the heated side of the tank.

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by snake man12

He is a cute little wee one!!

And I just went to grab something from my room, this is how I found him. Adventurous after he eats!

Jlassiter · 09-03-12, 08:07 PM

He's looking for more food....

Try larger prey or more than two pinks.

rmfsnakes32 · 09-09-12, 12:23 AM

Cute typical cornsnake always super active and love to explore

Kingsnakechris · 09-09-12, 03:00 PM

nice!!! i love the eyes. you should really invest in a digital thermometer though. those dial ones are great for decoration but are not trust worty IMO. corn snakes are preety adaptable though so as long as he has a heat source and a hide you should be good.

exwizard · 09-09-12, 03:04 PM

Nice looking Butter Motley you have there. I would try a fuzzy next time. I think hes big enough for that.

TheBoogieDown · 09-09-12, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by exwizard

Nice looking Butter Motley you have there. I would try a fuzzy next time. I think hes big enough for that.

I will be, I just fed him the pinkies because that's what I had and they were going to go to waste. But, I buy pinkies from a breeder here in town, and he only had rat pinkies, would those be big enough?

Also, I have a digital thermometer that is one of those point and click deals. It's really helpful getting temperatures in different areas.

exwizard · 09-09-12, 04:08 PM

Its hard to tell from the pics just how big this Corn is. It wouldn't hurt to try a rat pinkie next time. If it's too big you will know once you put it in. That would be great if he could and would eat a rat pink. Try it and see what happens.

TheBoogieDown · 09-09-12, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by exwizard

Its hard to tell from the pics just how big this Corn is. It wouldn't hurt to try a rat pinkie next time. If it's too big you will know once you put it in. That would be great if he could and would eat a rat pink. Try it and see what happens.

Thanks, I will try it. Also, while we are on feeding, I am debating (I had him on 7 day feedings, but he seems so damn hungry on that) switching to a 5 day feeding, any thoughts on this?

exwizard · 09-09-12, 04:22 PM

Yeah if you think he will eat that often, and he is still a baby, and Corns are very active, yeah, 5 day feedings will be ok for now IMO.

Another thing to consider is that he may be hungry because his prey size has been too small. Now that I think about it, while 5 day feedings wont hurt, I would try the larger prey size first before bumping up the feeding frequency.

TheBoogieDown · 09-09-12, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by exwizard

Another thing to consider is that he may be hungry because his prey size has been too small. Now that I think about it, while 5 day feedings wont hurt, I would try the larger prey size first before bumping up the feeding frequency.

You bring up a good point. I'll see how that goes over. Also, is there any danger to his obsession with eating things from the butt to head? The last three or four things I've fed him, he'll strike at the head, but then moves around to the other end.

exwizard · 09-09-12, 04:36 PM

The only thing that results from that is that he has to work harder to get it down. I have witnessed a few backward feedings and that is the only thing Ive seen happen. Generally there are no ill effects otherwise.