How often do I feed my snake?

Question

I have a banded California kingsnake and it's about 2-2 1/2 feet long. Every time I feed it I give it one fuzzy. How often should I be feeding it?

Answer 1

NEVER!! I HATE SNAKES AND I LIKE MICE

Answer 2

Generally speaking, you want to feed your snake about once a week.  The diameter of the snake tells you how big a mouse to feed it more than the length.  Do not feed it every day.  Snakes aren't made to eat like that.  I'd check out kingsnake.com or a good book to get more info.  Somewhere on kingsnake should be a page with care sheets and California kings are pretty common.

Here's a link to a care sheet from NERD but you should check out others too.

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareCal...

Answer 3

You should call your local vet or go to the pet store, they're the experts

Answer 4

At that size it should be eating once every 7-10 days.  Base your feeding on the snakes weight, not length.  Here is corn snake feeding guide...very similar to kings:

The Munson Plan (Sample Feeding Chart)

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-When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 4-5 days. (Snake = 4-15g)

-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 4-5 days. (Snake = 16-23g)

-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 24-30g)

-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 30-50g)

-Hoppers (9-12g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 51-90g)

-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)

-Adult (24-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)

-Jumbo Adults (40-50g) every 7-x days (Snake = 400g+)

Note: Adult females are fed more frequently than adult males (especially following brumation). Females are fed every 6-8 days; males are fed every 7-14 days.

This is by no means scientific, and not all corns will cooperate 100% with the schedule. The weight ranges I gave for the prey and snakes are approximate. I'm very consistent in my feedings. Some people feed every Saturday, for example. If they get a refusal, the snake has to wait for the next Saturday to get another shot. I don't do this. If a snake refuses today, he'll get another shot in two days.

Answer 5

i would ask your vet or go online i would feed them once or twice a day.