cornsnake food!?

Question

hello!
ive had my cornsnake for about 2 months now after picking her up from a home where she wasnt really being looked after. she seems happy 2 be handled, shes active and has no problem eating.
she is too big to be eating pinkies but too small for adult mice yet. so im feeding her every 4 days on fluffies/fuzzies (frozen). this is my problem- the owners before both told me to feed her different things. the first said fuzzies and the other said fluffies!

so i was just woundering is there any difference between fluffies and fuzzies or are they booth just different names for the same thing!?
thanks

Answer 1

I think they are the same thing:

http://www.aboutsnakes.com/snake_food/corn_snake_food.html

When you think about it, "Fluffies" makes no sense...no baby mouse is ever exactly fluffy!

Answer 2

How old is she? The mouse should be no bigger than 1 & 1/2 times the widest part of the snake. If the "lump" disappears within 1-2 days, she is probably ready for 2 fuzzies or a small hopper. Here is a really good feeding plan, followed by many on the corn forum:

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.

http://cornsnakes.com/forums/

Answer 3

The person who said fluffies probably meant to say fuzzies. Frozen mice come in pinkie, fuzzie, and adult.
Corn snakes (even as babies) only need to eat once every 7 to 10 days. They need time to digest and go to the bathroom before their next meal. Overfeeding can cause the snake to get too big too fast, which can lead to health problems down the road.

Answer 4

Hey! I have a candy-cane baby corn snake and when i first got him i will feeding him one pinky every week and then gradually as he got bigger it moved up to two pinkies and then when he got bigger i moved him up to fuzzies which by the way are the same as fluffies and then where he is today i feed him one hopper every week which is quite big with all its fur and its quite big for a baby but he scoffs it down like theres no tomorrow! but yer just do what you think is best and if you send me a picture of him then i can tell you what size mouse he needs. e-mail me on [e-mail] so yer hope i was a help! bye bye! x x

Answer 5

fluffies and fuzzies are the same thing.vet told me if my cornsnake eats a mouse within a minute its to small and to go to the next size.but mine is over 6 feet and i also have a milksnake and a ball python.

Answer 6

fuzzies and fuuffies are the same .what state do u live in? i have a male corn snake i live in arizona . if u are in arizona do u want to breed yore snake?

Answer 7

Theres no diffrence bettween them.