How many rat pinkies should I feed my corn snake?

Question

How many rat pinkies should I feed my corn snake.Last saturday she ate 1. Then monday night she was very active again the pinky was about the diameter of her.She pooped today.I feed every 7 days.Should I give her 2 pinkies or just feed 1 every 4 or 5 days.She can eat hopper mice too.But I perfer rat pinkies.What should I do.

Answer 1

give her 2 pinkies every week ( 7 days)  if you feed hoppers id say 1 and a pinkie evry week(7days)

Answer 2

Try a fuzzy. Still a baby but right after it gets hair.

Answer 3

It depends how old it is. When they're younger, they can eat every few days, but as they get older, and eat bigger food, they don't eat as often. What I do with my corn snake is feed it food about the same diameter as he is, and feed him when he looks hungry, ie. coming up to the glass and looking for food.

Also, I'd recommend feeding her hopper mice rather than rat pinkies, as they have more nutrition in them.

Hope it helps

Answer 4

I heard that pinkies don't give as much nutrition as older mice/rats so I would feed it fuzzies. Mine ate 4 mice pinkies for the past few months and she's tiny compared to some at the pet shop of the same age. She still would be if the man by the counter didn't ask how old she was and suggest older mice.

Answer 5

how long is she? and how big are rat pinkies (1 day old rats are different from almost fuzzy pinkies)

I'd give her 1, and then offer her the other one, if she eats it shouldn't be a prob - just don't handle her too much after

Answer 6

i would say you feed it 1 hopper every 5-7 days pinkes are not good because they are mostly composed of water.