How often should a corn snake be fed?

Question

And also why should a tortoise eho is due to hibernate stoumach be empty

Answer 1

Depends on the size of the snake and therefore its prey. In the wild they might not eat for a month so you won't do it any harm by underfeeding it. Obesity is the biggest problem in captive bred snakes.

I feed mine once every week or once every two weeks. In the winter you should usually feed them less i.e. once a fortnight in order to simulate natural conditions. In the summer they will eat more. Simulating the natural environment will help especially if you want to breed them.

For big snakes e.g. 4 - 5 foot you would usually feed larger prey e.g. gerbils, (my python eats rabbits too) but feed less frequently

To the person whose snake has escaped - put a pinky in a bowl in the middle of the room for a little while every feew days - it'll come out when it's hungry! They are hard to cathch though.

Hope that helps

Answer 2

Offer the snake food at least once a week unless it's settled down for the winter, then, just make sure that it has fresh water at least every other day.
The reason you want your tortoise to have an empty stomach for hibernation is that any leftover food will rot in it's stomach & intestines & this could harm or even kill the tortise.

Answer 3

I have been successfully keeping and breeding cornsnakes (amongst other snakes and lizards) for approx 12 years now.
My advice would be that a young cornsnake should be fed approx every 4 days on 3 food items, as a hatchling these items will be pinkies, as your snake grows it should be moved up to larger food items ie fuzzies and then to small mice. this regime gives your cornsnake a steady growth rate and you should be looking to have a fully grown cornsnake (5 feet-ish)within approx 2 years or so.
once your cornsnake is at adult size the feeding regime should be reduced to once a week. some people feed large mice to adult corns however i prefer to continue to feed my corns on 3 small mice as these are easier to digest. hope this helps

Answer 4

corn snakes need a food size to suit their girth. your pet shop can advise you. general advice for a new baby snake is 1 pinky every 4 days, then two every 4-6 days. small mice 1 a week then up to medium then large mice still 1 every 7-10 days. it all depends how fast they grow and how healthy an appetite they have. eg. my 2 yr old 4'6" red corn gets 2 small rats every 10-14 days as he has a healthy appetite but isn't big enough to be fed food of a larger size. plus i dont want him to get fat.

Answer 5

I don't know about adults but my baby corn snake eats two pinkys(dead baby mice) a week.
He eats them both on thursday.

Answer 6

Feed your snake every other week.If you feed your snake every week he wont eat it and it would just be waisting food. Snakes need a couple of days to digest there food and a couple days to rest after eating their food.

Answer 7

i feed my corn snake 2 medium mice every 4 days

Answer 8

go on(about snakes.com)same good care sheets on there.has tortoise put on weight.if no do not hibernate,hope this helps you with both questions,good luck

Answer 9

Feed them 2 mice a week .You can get feeder mice at most pet stores.

Answer 10

In its natural environment it would eat about once a month but if in doubt check with the place you purchased it.