Baby Corn Snake Food

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Baby corn snake food.

Do not offer crickets because corn snakes don t recognize them as food. Adult corn snakes may eat birds or their eggs. The generally accepted practice for corn snake food is to use captive bred prey items that have been humanely euthanized and frozen rather than live. Feed in a separate tank so that your snake doesn t associate your hand or the habitat being opened with feeding.

Corn snakes pantherophis guttatus are medium sized reptiles that are frequently kept as pets. Out in nature these solitary north american natives live in many settings from suburban locales to agricultural sites of corn cultivation hence the species common name. Also stunning a live feeder by slamming its head against a hard. Hatchlings normally eat newborn mice.

Some baby corn snakes also eat lizards or an occasional frog. Corn snakes are predators and meat eaters so you should consider how comfortable you are with feeding animals to your snake before taking one on as a pet. Things to remember when feeding your corn snake. To feed your baby corn snake give it 1 dead baby mouse per week.

The best way to do so is by simply setting it out on a thick layer of paper towels in a relatively warm location. But wild corn snakes also drink water and bathe in water this can be especially soothing and beneficial during skin sheds. This is because live feeders will use teeth and claws to fight for their life against the snake sometimes causing injury. Scenting the pinkie can be a way to trick a baby corn snake into eating.

To care for a baby corn snake keep it in a 10 gallon tank with a heating pad under one third of it so it can regulate its temperature. In this video 16 year old pierce curren of tv s scaly adventures feeds one of his baby corn snakes. In general thawed frozen rodents are the best food source and the easiest way of feeding your snake. Feed juveniles once a week adults every one to two weeks.

Preparing your corn snake s food. The primary natural food of corn snakes is appropriately sized rodents. There are a few methods you can try to trick the snake into eating before resorting to force feeding. After selecting a food source of the right size you ll need to begin preparing it for your snake.

Corn snakes in the wild will also consume lizards frogs and small birds. Wild corn snakes will get some hydration naturally from what they eat. Sometimes a baby corn snake will reject food even after its first shed. You should also line the bottom of the tank with aspen shavings and add a water dish some hiding places and decorative plants.

Size appropriately sized and shaped habitat for an baby colubrid to accommodate normal behavior and exercise.