Could you feed your baby corn snake every 3 days.?

Question

could you do that.

Answer 1

you could do that but usually you can feed them every 5 to 7 days.

Answer 2

yes . corn snakes are one of the few snakes that power feeding( feeding smaller prey every few days as  opposed to one large meal a week) has NO ill effects. hatched out hundreds of corns never ANY health problems with any of my    breeders.EVER . all of which were power fed to reach breeding size as fast as possible.. one male i have is 15 years old and just over 5 1/2 feet long, power fed as a juvie and going strong into old age, now that is results.  you could possibly raise a hatchling corn to breeding size in about a year with this method of feeding. and remember power feeding is for hatchling -juvenile corns NOT adults  for full grown adults one large food item a week is perfect.remember this many people keep corn snakes, their the most common snake in captivity. a few people even breed there corns which is awesome. very few people do this consistently for many years into many generations. i i have 2 great great great grand children(think i missed a few greats too!) of my ORIGINAL BREEDING PAIR currently in my breeding group. beware of the text book/newbie experts.

Answer 3

That would be rather dangerous, not to mention unnecessarily costly. You should allow the snake to digest it's meal before offering more food, feeding excessively would put a lot of strain on the corns body. Once the snake has defecated it will be ready for it's next meal.

Answer 4

Sure, you COULD. Might not be in the snakes best interests, though. For hatchlings, you really don't need to feed more than every five days.

Answer 5

there is a chat in the middle of the page of that website that explain when  and whatsize of mice to feed your corn snake accordong to your snake weight:

http://www.answers.com/topic/corn-snake-...

Hope it helps you!

Answer 6

You probably could but it isn't recommended. You should only feed them once a week and like that for every week until it gets bigger.

It's not really good for their health. So once a week is just fine.

Also you should feed them pinkies too. And also I would recommend feeding them frozen/thawed.

Just email me if you have questions. Hope this could kind of help.

Answer 7

technically yes, although it wouldnt last very long, your snake would become obese and probably die, also it wouldnt have a chance to digest its food properly and will grow too fast which can cause major problems, you should aim to feed around every 7 days

Answer 8

Jason H and lorimartow are right. It can be done with corns. Baby corns have a very fast metabolism when compared to other snakes such as ball pythons. I have yet to see any actual evidence from legitimate studies that power feeding actually decreases a snake's life span or has any other harmful side effects. When somebody can prove that it is harmful, maybe I'll believe otherwise. I know of a couple big name breeders of Burmese and reticulated pythons who practice some hardcore power feeding. I've seen 12 foot Burmese pythons lay a clutch of eggs at 18 months of age!

Famous colubrid breeder Bob Applegate (who actually has two snakes named after him) has written that you can feed Pueblan milksnakes every two or three days and they can breed at nine months of age with no bad effects. He also says in an old Reptiles magazine article that it's a myth that power feeding shortens a snake's lifespan. Sure, most people you talk to say powerfeeding is bad, but where did they hear it? From other people who heard it from other people and so on. But I doubt any of these people actually heard it from a herpetologist or reputable snake breeder. It's just word of mouth without any scientific documentation to back it up, also known as a myth. Now I'm not saying you need to do this, nor am I saying I do it (I can't afford to!). I'm just saying that you can feed your corn snake twice a week with no problems while it is still growing. I wouldn't give huge meals. You shouldn't feed it if it still has a visible lump. When it becomes an adult, you'll want to slow down alot. But a growing snake won't become obese. An older, mature snake can become obese if fed too much, and yes, this will lead to health problems possibly resulting in a shorter life span. But heavily feeding a young, growing snake is fine.

The most experimentation I've done personally is taking snakes from the same clutch and splitting them into two groups. I've fed one group much more than the second group and compared for any differences in aggression and overall attitude and health. I've heard people say that snakes that are fed too much are more aggressive, and I've heard that snakes that are hungry are more aggressive. I've found nothing to confirm this. I've done it in the past with Colombian boas, California kingsnakes, Sonoran gopher snakes, and a little with corn snakes. I have noticed absolutely no difference between snakes power fed and snakes fed normally. You'll have to check back with me in several years to see how feeding has affected their lifespans.

Answer 9

There is really no need to do that.

Some breeders "power feed" their snakes so that they reach breeding size faster. This leads to health problems.

A slightly underfed snake has a MUCH longer life expectancy than an overfed snake- much like people.

Answer 10

a baby yes...you could feed it twice a week and then slow down after it's 6 months old or a year old.  you don't want to feed it that often when it is an adult though only every 10 - 14 days then...it will cause your snake to get fat and have a shorter life span.

Answer 11

That would not be in the best intrest of the snake, you should feed it pinkies every 4 or 5 days. The best thing to do is to get a calander and mark off the days you feed and dont feed that way you can be consistant.

Also dont get worried if the snake dosent take intrest in the mouse one day because sometimes they wont want to eat right before shedding, and it might be better for you if you feed them frozen mice but use tongs (because as babies they are not the best at marksmanship).

Make sure that they have a clean place to eat to ensure thet they wont accidently swallow thier surroundings like the aspen or newspaper you have down.

Albino corn snake 3 years and Ball python 1 year.