I got my snake in 2015 and I think I was told misinformation. I went to my local pet store and got her. I didn’t realize I needed to size up. I feel so bad that I never gave her more than pinkies for a while. Now I’m trying to figure all this out. Thanks for the video!
@@Celticry97 yes she should have done her own research but maybe she felt as she has already been given all the info she needs witch is no excuse but something to keep in mind
I more than like it...I LOVE it and the timing is so perfect for me! I have a subadult male cornsnake who is about to turn 1 year old in 3 weeks. I needed something I could compare his weight with the weight of the mouse and be sure he's getting the proper things. He was 14" when I got him in December, and now after a fresh shed, he is 30" and we are about to start with baby fuzzies. I think I'm right on, but I do appreciate the video, even 4 years later!
Thank you. My snake is very under sized because I was misinformed with his feeding program. He's only a year old and only a little bit thicker than a pencil but his length seems to be good.
My wife sees the beauty in snakes now, because of me. I'm trying to convince her to allow us to have my 3 favorite species: red tail boa constrictor, Brazilian rainbow boa and a corn snake!
Very nice video. A few comments: I've raised snakes, probably since before you were born. I NEVER weighed the snakes nor the mice. It's good to be precise, but not necessary. Also, mouse can be a bit larger then girth of snake. They can handle it. Well done.
@@logitr6000 At 5 months, a corn snake can easily be big enough to need more than one pinkie per week. My corn snake went up to two pinkies per week at four months (and would harass me for a third), and switched to one fuzzy per week at five months. Feeding a snake two prey items at a time is fine when they're getting a little too big for their current feeders, but not quite big enough to go up a size. Feeding them two pinkies is safer than giving them a fuzzy that might be too big for them. Important to note that these periods of giving two prey items at a time, in most cases, don't last very long (or shouldn't, at least).
I usually feed them rats and mice frozen of course but I warm up in warm water and put them on their heat hide or their cool hide my snow corn is definitely older than my copper one she’s red and brown color but she has some black her belly
My cornsnake should be eating fuzzies, but she keeps refusing. She'll dive right into a pinkie though. Its like she's afraid of the fuzzy. Any recommendation on how to wean the animal to a fuzzy? She's about 9 months old, and probably around 28 inches long. Can't tell you her weight though...
So you gotta wonder...if there's a graduating scale of seven different size mice that corn snakes require throughout their growth, how the heck do they find just the right size meal when they're out in the wild?
I once had a ball python bout 3.5 ft and alil over 700 grams eat in kill live medium rats no problem . So I'm guessing a corn or kingsnake will have to be 4.5 -5 ft to do same so is it possible a large king or corn 6 ft eat large rat 170 grams
Corns and kings are so different from balls - balls are much more gurthy and need rats as adults but corns and kings not so much, I keep them on frozen thawed mice their entire lives.
wow my corn snake has been on rats since there was like two years old, one time it took down a medium rat and he ate it, but I usually do very small rats, that will make up for about maybe/44 mice
i have a corn snake it’s a bit smaller than yours i don’t have anything to weigh it with & i don’t know it’s age but i’ve had it for about 4 months i’ve been feeding her pinky’s but lately she still acts hungry after i feed her. i do handle my snake but ever since a few weeks ago shes trying to bite me & it looks like a feeding response i don’t know what to feed her someone help😂
can just like eyeball it lol my baby (lavender) corn and I have had him for 5-6 weeks not really sure how old he is but he was a hatchling when we got him he's on pinkys but he literally JUST ate a Really big pinky like I think the biggest one I have fed him so far lol it was also the first time he has stoke at it and constricted it dose that have to do ehith size? he got it down fine?
@@obamnajabi1496 thank you. Today I moved his food up to a small mouse and he fed fine on it I wasn't to sure as there's a fair jump in the size from a fluff to a small mouse but have been feeding him 2 fluffs for some time and he's always had them fine.
Hi, good question when I first got her I didn’t notice this as she was soo small, but as she has gotten bigger I have seen this and it’s not a result of her being scaleless, it’s a result of one of two things, genetics or incubated too cold. It doesn’t affect her moving around or eating larger pray as of yet - I believe the shop should have euthanised her but I will seek further vet advice if and when she is no longer able to eat and live normally.
What will you feed a corn that weights 1000 grams and I know they grow to eat medium rats but as recently people with large ones 5-7 ft said that there's eat large rats not sure . But a 300 gram corn should be fed large adult mice 40-50 grams or small rats 40+grams .
What to feed a corn or king 800 ,900 grams can it be great on small rats nomre then 80 grams or will it be better feeding 3,4 jumbo mice or 3 weaned rats ?
This might be a silly comment but, the only thing holding me back right now is feeding mice. I love snakes and think they are gorgeous ever since I held cornsnakes as a kid. However I have also kept rats. Did you ever felt troubled feeding a snake the first time?
Karrdeh Hi, it’s not a silly question. I think it can be difficult if you are vegan or vegetarian because the whole not eating animals thing, however if you eat meat which I do, I treat it the same as I would if I was picking up chicken breasts from my local supermarket for a family meal. I only feed frozen thawed mice to my snake and so it’s basically the same as it would be if I was eating roast chicken. I actually own gerbils, as well as other animals so I understand where you’re coming from and they are my much loved pets, but my reptiles have their own room and so never come into contact with what they would consider ‘food’ and I would never even dream of feeding my pets to my snake, so it’s just about mindset really. Hope this helps!
the place I got mine from told me to feed my corn snake every 7 days on the same day each week Ive only had her for 3 weeks so no damage is done but I did research before getting one obviously and most sources also said about once a week so is it ok to keep doing that?
I was told once a week as well but that seemed to long between feeding so I switched him right away to every 5 day giving him fat pinkies only for now after he sheds ill switch too a 3,5 day depending on the size of pinky.
Kimberly Hardy it’s personal preference really I keep a close eye so I weigh every week day before a feed but some people do once a month or every quarter or just if they visually see a weight decrease so it’s your choice. 😊
I never feed live. Rats are a bit much for corn snakes. Kings are more food driven and will eat anything you out in front of them so just be careful you don’t over feed.
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 I hurd of many cornsnakes in kingsnakes 5ft eating live medium rats no hassle . That's why I ask if a 6ft corn or king do well on large or jumbo rats cus it's only like a 70 grams difference btwn both medium and large .
But I once had a ball python 3.5 ft eating live medium no problem in she was just over 700 grams . In I'm sure a ball python that's 4.5 -5 ft will take on live large rats no concern . But kings in corns grow slumber in take longer to grow . That's I say 6 ft corn or king eating large , 4.5 -5ft eat medium ,4 - 4.5 eat small . But a 2.5 -3 ft ball will eat small just fine as well .
My corn snake seems to be getting skinny. Do I still feed him by his weight? should I feed him more or less that usual? He is my first snake and Ive had him for over a year now but I don't really know what to do about a skinny snake. Thank you in advance
YurioPlisetski 25815 - I’d def take him to a vet to check his health if you are not breeding and he hasn’t gone off feed for any length of time and has significantly lost weight he may have some sort of parasite - if def get a professional to check him over.
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 Yes so I took him in because he started throwing up. My vet is amazing and only had me pay the $40 starting fee. He said that they couldn't find any reason why he would be doing that other than stress. We have been doing a lot of loud work on the house. We recently finished and were told to wait about 2 weeks to feed him so his first meal is on the 3rd of next month. Wish us luck
@@sussy_drummer I got mine when I got my first job and they're low-care but I think its important to handle them/let them move around somewhere new pretty much every day. I wish I would've been accurate enough to watch the size/weight of the food I gave to my snake because I could've felt better about the longevity of my pets life. I've had my snake (snake Gyllenhaal) since 2014 and I'd like to think I've been feeding him/her well ad long as theres no indent where the snakes spine should be.
They should sell by weight if you click on them it tells you how much they weigh but if not they are also names small/medium/large/xlarge or pinkie/fuzzy/hopper or crawler/adult mouse or jumbo mouse - hope this helps
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 thank you so much this helped a lot! i’ve noticed that they do sell by weight i just didn’t know if it would be too big for my snake so this helped! thank you :)
@@natalia5123 as long as the weight of the mouse is inline with the weights you regularly offer you will be fine - rule of thumb is no bigger than largest part of snake (which is the middle of their bodies)- thanks for the great feedback xx
So why do some people say they can't in don't eat rats . When a large corn can weigh 1,300 grams in be fed well on medium rats every 10,14 days . But even avg corns 600 grams can be fed on small rats 60 grams . Big corns 800,900 grams should be more than able eat any small rat even biggest ones 80,90 grams .
The modern standard, recommended method is buying frozen feeder mice, and thawing and heating them (to at least room temperature, ideally a little warmer) right before feeding. NO professional today recommends feeding live prey to a snake unless they absolutely will not take anything else, which is extremely rare.
@@felicitygq5855 Virtually all of the digital scales in the US that can accurately weigh pinkies and fuzzies, etc, can be switched to either grams or ounces. And really, grams are easier. Converting back and forth all the time can work......but it is a way to introduce errors. Errors (either way) would not be good for your snake.
I mean, so am I. If you get the food from a chain pet store they're gonna have the weight in grams on the package. And if it's from a separate pet store, of you ask how much the mice weigh they'll probably give it to you in grams. You can't exactly weigh things in pounds if they're below 1 pound and their sizes differ quite a bit even while still at the same weight in pounds. You have to use a smaller way of weighing when dealing with small things.
I got my snake in 2015 and I think I was told misinformation. I went to my local pet store and got her. I didn’t realize I needed to size up. I feel so bad that I never gave her more than pinkies for a while. Now I’m trying to figure all this out. Thanks for the video!
Are you kidding me? Trying to blame others for your lack of research.
@@Celticry97 yes she should have done her own research but maybe she felt as she has already been given all the info she needs witch is no excuse but something to keep in mind
I was adopted by a corn snake juvinile (17g) in Arizona, and this feeding guide has been very helpful in my emergency education and care, thank you ♥
I more than like it...I LOVE it and the timing is so perfect for me! I have a subadult male cornsnake who is about to turn 1 year old in 3 weeks. I needed something I could compare his weight with the weight of the mouse and be sure he's getting the proper things. He was 14" when I got him in December, and now after a fresh shed, he is 30" and we are about to start with baby fuzzies. I think I'm right on, but I do appreciate the video, even 4 years later!
Thank you. My snake is very under sized because I was misinformed with his feeding program. He's only a year old and only a little bit thicker than a pencil but his length seems to be good.
Whats his size? Mine is around 6 months old and is 55g. Also a male
what did you do to get him up to weight?
@@alop9535 feed him 8 yo 12 gram mice
8 to 12 grams
My wife sees the beauty in snakes now, because of me. I'm trying to convince her to allow us to have my 3 favorite species: red tail boa constrictor, Brazilian rainbow boa and a corn snake!
Brazilian rainbow boas are so beautiful
@@niafys_ agreed 😁!
I had a red tail boa when I was 13 8 months later man did she let you get it?
Very nice video. A few comments: I've raised snakes, probably since before you were born. I NEVER weighed the snakes nor the mice. It's good to be precise, but not necessary. Also, mouse can be a bit larger then girth of snake. They can handle it. Well done.
Thank you! I am thinking of purchasing a corn snake. This was very helpful to know
Cute baby corn snake.
My corn is only like 5 months old. I've been giving her 2 pinkies every week give or take a few extra days and she seems comfortable with that.
you should only give 1 pinke every week to keep the snake a good weight
I do the same with my baby milksnake
@@logitr6000 At 5 months, a corn snake can easily be big enough to need more than one pinkie per week. My corn snake went up to two pinkies per week at four months (and would harass me for a third), and switched to one fuzzy per week at five months. Feeding a snake two prey items at a time is fine when they're getting a little too big for their current feeders, but not quite big enough to go up a size. Feeding them two pinkies is safer than giving them a fuzzy that might be too big for them. Important to note that these periods of giving two prey items at a time, in most cases, don't last very long (or shouldn't, at least).
Depending on snake WEIGHT and SIZE not age.
Also are the most dead or alive
this is very informative thnk you
Thanks so much for the chart and advice. ✌️
that is a GORGEOUS snake omg!!😻
This really helped thank you so much!
I usually feed them rats and mice frozen of course but I warm up in warm water and put them on their heat hide or their cool hide my snow corn is definitely older than my copper one she’s red and brown color but she has some black her belly
My cornsnake should be eating fuzzies, but she keeps refusing. She'll dive right into a pinkie though. Its like she's afraid of the fuzzy. Any recommendation on how to wean the animal to a fuzzy? She's about 9 months old, and probably around 28 inches long. Can't tell you her weight though...
So you gotta wonder...if there's a graduating scale of seven different size mice that corn snakes require throughout their growth, how the heck do they find just the right size meal when they're out in the wild?
thank you 💕
I once had a ball python bout 3.5 ft and alil over 700 grams eat in kill live medium rats no problem . So I'm guessing a corn or kingsnake will have to be 4.5 -5 ft to do same so is it possible a large king or corn 6 ft eat large rat 170 grams
Corns and kings are so different from balls - balls are much more gurthy and need rats as adults but corns and kings not so much, I keep them on frozen thawed mice their entire lives.
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 so you will feed a 6 ft corn or kingsnake only mice ? It won't grow as thick in reach maximal potential.
My corn snake is only fed every wendsday is this ok because he is used to it
My two corn snakes are over 10 years old they’re pushing to 20 years old
Mine refuses to go up to fuzzies so I feed her multiple pinkies equal to the weight but it's so frustrating
Thank you so very much
Your snake is very pretty
wow my corn snake has been on rats since there was like two years old, one time it took down a medium rat and he ate it, but I usually do very small rats, that will make up for about maybe/44 mice
Same here always feeds on small rats, mine is 12 years old. 👍
For the 16-23 grams range with the quantity 2 pinkies is it 3-4 grams total weight or for each pinkie
Hi, it is 2 pinkies that each weigh 3-4g- hope this helps x
Thank you
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 can you give two 5,6 grams pinkies ? In about wat siclze will it eat a whole pack pinkies which is normally 4,6?
i have a corn snake it’s a bit smaller than yours i don’t have anything to weigh it with & i don’t know it’s age but i’ve had it for about 4 months i’ve been feeding her pinky’s but lately she still acts hungry after i feed her. i do handle my snake but ever since a few weeks ago shes trying to bite me & it looks like a feeding response i don’t know what to feed her someone help😂
Great help thanks!
I wonder if weighing a frozen feeder before or after thawing affects the weight of it.
can just like
eyeball it lol my baby (lavender) corn and I have had him for 5-6 weeks not really sure how old he is but he was a hatchling when we got him he's on pinkys but he literally JUST ate a Really big pinky like I think the biggest one I have fed him so far lol it was also the first time he has stoke at it and constricted it dose that have to do ehith size? he got it down fine?
What happens if I feed a 4-15 gram corn snake 3-4 grams pinkie?
New sub !
I'm in the UK and my local don't have these they have small pinki, large pinki, fluffy, small mice, large mice
i believe you can order them online but idk where!
@@obamnajabi1496 thank you. Today I moved his food up to a small mouse and he fed fine on it I wasn't to sure as there's a fair jump in the size from a fluff to a small mouse but have been feeding him 2 fluffs for some time and he's always had them fine.
@@a_watch_enthusiast2149 hey i’ve been thinking about getting a corn any advice for a beginner?
Beautiful snake, but she seems a little wonky, no. Her head doesn't move right. Is that a product of her breeding?
Hi, good question when I first got her I didn’t notice this as she was soo small, but as she has gotten bigger I have seen this and it’s not a result of her being scaleless, it’s a result of one of two things, genetics or incubated too cold. It doesn’t affect her moving around or eating larger pray as of yet - I believe the shop should have euthanised her but I will seek further vet advice if and when she is no longer able to eat and live normally.
What will you feed a corn that weights 1000 grams and I know they grow to eat medium rats but as recently people with large ones 5-7 ft said that there's eat large rats not sure . But a 300 gram corn should be fed large adult mice 40-50 grams or small rats 40+grams .
What to feed a corn or king 800 ,900 grams can it be great on small rats nomre then 80 grams or will it be better feeding 3,4 jumbo mice or 3 weaned rats ?
This might be a silly comment but, the only thing holding me back right now is feeding mice. I love snakes and think they are gorgeous ever since I held cornsnakes as a kid. However I have also kept rats. Did you ever felt troubled feeding a snake the first time?
Karrdeh Hi, it’s not a silly question. I think it can be difficult if you are vegan or vegetarian because the whole not eating animals thing, however if you eat meat which I do, I treat it the same as I would if I was picking up chicken breasts from my local supermarket for a family meal. I only feed frozen thawed mice to my snake and so it’s basically the same as it would be if I was eating roast chicken. I actually own gerbils, as well as other animals so I understand where you’re coming from and they are my much loved pets, but my reptiles have their own room and so never come into contact with what they would consider ‘food’ and I would never even dream of feeding my pets to my snake, so it’s just about mindset really. Hope this helps!
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 Thank you for the honest reply. This comparison actually makes sense to me.
That's a gorgeous snake! Is it scaleless?
They have scales!
Some are "scaleless" and I couldn't tell in the video.
I believe that is scale less
But it might just be a fancy corn if I'm correct. Doesn't look scale less actually. looks like a regular just colors are pretty
It looks like a Scaleless Anery.
your corn snake is beautiful
I like anmail s so much
the place I got mine from told me to feed my corn snake every 7 days on the same day each week Ive only had her for 3 weeks so no damage is done but I did research before getting one obviously and most sources also said about once a week so is it ok to keep doing that?
If your snake is used to it then yes, it just means it will grow a little slower, but no damage will be caused.
I was told once a week as well but that seemed to long between feeding so I switched him right away to every 5 day giving him fat pinkies only for now after he sheds ill switch too a 3,5 day depending on the size of pinky.
For someone who is just starting to get in the snakes what size or age of corn snake should I start with.
I wish you added visual pictures
Maybe in the remake x
Thank you sm♥️
How often should I weigh my snakes?
Kimberly Hardy it’s personal preference really I keep a close eye so I weigh every week day before a feed but some people do once a month or every quarter or just if they visually see a weight decrease so it’s your choice. 😊
The Secret Life Of Snakes thank you so much for the point of reference.
can i ask what morph/type of corn snake that beauty is
Sure! It’s an Anery scaleless 100% het Amel.
It’s a type of scaleless
Will a corn and kingsnake 300 grams be good on small rats 40 grams live ? In will a 400 gram snake kill in eat medium 100 gram rats live once weekly ?
I never feed live. Rats are a bit much for corn snakes. Kings are more food driven and will eat anything you out in front of them so just be careful you don’t over feed.
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 I hurd of many cornsnakes in kingsnakes 5ft eating live medium rats no hassle . That's why I ask if a 6ft corn or king do well on large or jumbo rats cus it's only like a 70 grams difference btwn both medium and large .
But I once had a ball python 3.5 ft eating live medium no problem in she was just over 700 grams . In I'm sure a ball python that's 4.5 -5 ft will take on live large rats no concern . But kings in corns grow slumber in take longer to grow . That's I say 6 ft corn or king eating large , 4.5 -5ft eat medium ,4 - 4.5 eat small . But a 2.5 -3 ft ball will eat small just fine as well .
My corn snake seems to be getting skinny. Do I still feed him by his weight? should I feed him more or less that usual? He is my first snake and Ive had him for over a year now but I don't really know what to do about a skinny snake. Thank you in advance
YurioPlisetski 25815 - I’d def take him to a vet to check his health if you are not breeding and he hasn’t gone off feed for any length of time and has significantly lost weight he may have some sort of parasite - if def get a professional to check him over.
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 Yes so I took him in because he started throwing up. My vet is amazing and only had me pay the $40 starting fee. He said that they couldn't find any reason why he would be doing that other than stress. We have been doing a lot of loud work on the house. We recently finished and were told to wait about 2 weeks to feed him so his first meal is on the 3rd of next month. Wish us luck
@@YurioPlisetski how's everything
HannahThe FallenAngel he eventually past away from a parasite. I was very upset but I know he’s in a better place now, without pain.
what do u use to weigh them
How much did your snake weigh in this vid?
Is she scaleless ?
What is your snakes morph??
How much was your snake
£350
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 oh
I might get a corn snake soon
mine gamer 55 they are such good fun!
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 i have a blog channel I will post my snake videos if I get one
@@sussy_drummer I got mine when I got my first job and they're low-care but I think its important to handle them/let them move around somewhere new pretty much every day. I wish I would've been accurate enough to watch the size/weight of the food I gave to my snake because I could've felt better about the longevity of my pets life. I've had my snake (snake Gyllenhaal) since 2014 and I'd like to think I've been feeding him/her well ad long as theres no indent where the snakes spine should be.
Is this a normal anery?😍
how would i know if the mouse is a good size if i’m buying online? :)
They should sell by weight if you click on them it tells you how much they weigh but if not they are also names small/medium/large/xlarge or pinkie/fuzzy/hopper or crawler/adult mouse or jumbo mouse - hope this helps
@@thesecretlifeofsnakes8074 thank you so much this helped a lot! i’ve noticed that they do sell by weight i just didn’t know if it would be too big for my snake so this helped! thank you :)
@@natalia5123 as long as the weight of the mouse is inline with the weights you regularly offer you will be fine - rule of thumb is no bigger than largest part of snake (which is the middle of their bodies)- thanks for the great feedback xx
But pinkies are like twice as big around as my baby corn snake
It depends what size pinkie you get 1g pinkies are fine for baby corns.
So why do some people say they can't in don't eat rats . When a large corn can weigh 1,300 grams in be fed well on medium rats every 10,14 days . But even avg corns 600 grams can be fed on small rats 60 grams . Big corns 800,900 grams should be more than able eat any small rat even biggest ones 80,90 grams .
Can you feed a 5ft + large corn and king snake 180 gram rats ?
Do they have to be alive or can they be 🪦
The modern standard, recommended method is buying frozen feeder mice, and thawing and heating them (to at least room temperature, ideally a little warmer) right before feeding. NO professional today recommends feeding live prey to a snake unless they absolutely will not take anything else, which is extremely rare.
I need to corn snake
This only didn't help because.im American and I don't use grams😂
Felicity GQ I did a quick google search and found this converter hopefully it will help
www.metric-conversions.org/weight/grams-to-ounces.htm
Thank you
@@felicitygq5855 Virtually all of the digital scales in the US that can accurately weigh pinkies and fuzzies, etc, can be switched to either grams or ounces. And really, grams are easier. Converting back and forth all the time can work......but it is a way to introduce errors. Errors (either way) would not be good for your snake.
I mean, so am I. If you get the food from a chain pet store they're gonna have the weight in grams on the package. And if it's from a separate pet store, of you ask how much the mice weigh they'll probably give it to you in grams. You can't exactly weigh things in pounds if they're below 1 pound and their sizes differ quite a bit even while still at the same weight in pounds. You have to use a smaller way of weighing when dealing with small things.