Feeding Corn Snake

[General Specific]

I have an adult corn snake.

He has always been a good eater. He has never regurgitated, and only
once refused food.

Tonight he ate a medium rat. He's fat so the rat didn't make a dent.
After eating he came back to the bowl looking for more, and if I
approach the cage, he comes out looking at me to feed him.

Could he possibly want two medium rats? It seems like more than the
care sheets call for.

[N Jill Marsh]

On Sat, 16 May 2009 19:18:32 -0700 (PDT), General Specific

Post by General Specific
Tonight he ate a medium rat. He's fat so the rat didn't make a dent.
After eating he came back to the bowl looking for more, and if I
approach the cage, he comes out looking at me to feed him.
Could he possibly want two medium rats? It seems like more than the
care sheets call for.

He might just have a very healthy feeding reflex. My boys aren't
great eaters, but once they do eat they stay in that mode for quite
some time, and get pretty perky faced if they think they might get
something else. It's possible to overfeed snakes that are like that.
Your boy is fat and healthy, I'm quite sure he's just being interested
and greedy rather than actually hungry.

nj"yum"m

[General Specific]

Post by N Jill Marsh
On Sat, 16 May 2009 19:18:32 -0700 (PDT), General Specific

Post by General Specific
Tonight he ate a medium rat. He's fat so the rat didn't make a dent.
After eating he came back to the bowl looking for more, and if I
approach the cage, he comes out looking at me to feed him.
Could he possibly want two medium rats?  It seems like more than the
care sheets call for.

He might just have a very healthy feeding reflex.  My boys aren't
great eaters, but once they do eat they stay in that mode for quite
some time, and get pretty perky faced if they think they might get
something else.  It's possible to overfeed snakes that are like that.
Your boy is fat and healthy, I'm quite sure he's just being interested
and greedy rather than actually hungry.
nj"yum"m
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Welcome, stranger, to the humble neighbourhoods.

Thanks. I was hoping you still lurked here.

I am going away on business for a few weeks, so I was just making sure
that he's "full".

[N Jill Marsh]

On Sun, 17 May 2009 12:59:28 -0700 (PDT), General Specific

Post by General Specific
Thanks. I was hoping you still lurked here.

I do, but you can always post in afca, between Jeannie and I there's
some opinion there.

Post by General Specific
I am going away on business for a few weeks, so I was just making sure
that he's "full".

If he's mature and well fed, that's of no concern at all. Make sure
he has water and turn the heat down a little, and he'll have no
trouble. He could probably go a couple of months without being any
more than peckish if he has lots of reserves and isn't otherwise
stressed.

nj"the great thing about snakes"m