Can a Corn Snake be fed crickets or dry food as an alternative to mice?

Question

Just wondering, would it be bad for a Corn Snake to eat cricket or some other form of food, as opposed to feeding it mice? If not, what alternative foods would you recommend?

Answer 1

i dont think you can really, im not sure if a snake will get the same nutritious values from crickets or dry food as it would from a mouse, iv heard of people feeding thair hatchlings wax worms but i think this is more of an aid to help them feed properly rather than a long term thing,  also iv heard of sausages that are made specifically for snakes but i dont know where you would get these from or how much they cost, if you cant find them then i think you may have to get used to he idea of feeding them mice, sorry about that (n dont worry about the smart arses, i get it all the time when i ask a simple question that requires a simple answer)

Answer 2

No. They only eat rodents and birds in the wild. They are not insectivores. I think you're the 1,000th person to ask this here on Yahoo.

Answer 3

Definitely not crickets or insects, it's not a gecko. Snakes are happy with mice and rats and do not need anything else. I would not recommend feeding it live mice, get frozen ones and thaw them before feeding.

Some owners feed their snakes small birds, but I have never done it! You should feed the snake ideally in a separate place and make sure water is nearby. Never handle a snake for a day after it has eaten and never have more than 2 snakes in a tank. Keep baby snakes in a smaller container at first or they'll escape from the main tank. Clean their water every day and remove poo immediately. Do not microwave frozen mice, leave them on a radiator (on a paper towel) or on the tank's light, which gets very hot. Message me if you want any more info.

Answer 4

If you really need to ask that you probably shouldn't own any snake. Sorry. A puppy sounds right up your alley though. Snakes are predators and corn snakes feed almost exclusively on rodents. Your only real alternative to feeding live mice is pre-killed or thawed.

Answer 5

they can't they only eat mices. you can give them frozen thaw mice.It's a complete diet for the corn they don't need anything else to eat.It's not good to give them crickets .if you only give crickets your corn could die.

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