| Feeding baby corn snakes is quite easy with a little | | | | stay healthy, too large and it can cause digestive |
| knowledge under your belt. Understanding what they | | | | problems and potentially regurgitation. The proper size |
| eat in the wild, feeding cycles, and how much they | | | | rodent should be about the same thickness or slightly |
| need to be fed and on what frequency is all well | | | | larger than the largest part of the snakes girth. |
| documented, though not usually readily available all in | | | | Your corn snake will usually eat two times a week on |
| one place. As a new snake owner you'll want to | | | | average if fed the proper size mouse. If your snake |
| understand as much as possible before you take | | | | is not eating on a regular basis it can be a sign of |
| possession of your first snake. | | | | problems. Another warning sign is if it regurgitating its |
| Baby corn snakes will eat a variety of different | | | | food on a regular basis. It is a good idea to record or |
| things when they live in the wild. Their diet may | | | | log the feeding and molting habits of your snake so |
| include small lizards, birds, and mice or other rodents. | | | | you can look out for these types of irregularities. |
| One of the corn snakes favorite foods in the Anole | | | | Sometimes regurgitating and reduced eating can also |
| lizards. However, lizards are not a readily available | | | | be due to your snake's life cycle. Shedding of the |
| food source for pet snake owners. Mice and other | | | | skin, which is a process that can take up to a week, |
| types of rodents has become the main stay food | | | | is one thing that can cause these irregularities. |
| item for feeding snakes. They are readily available, | | | | Although unsettling, it can be natural thing during this |
| easy to breed in large quantities, and are very cost | | | | time period. Other times it could be a problem with |
| effective. They can also be frozen which allows them | | | | its habitat or food source. Common problems are |
| to be bought and stored in bulk. | | | | spoiled food, having a cage that is too cold, and food |
| When choosing the type of rodent to feed your | | | | that is too big for them to digest. |
| baby corn snake, it is best to select the proper size | | | | Hopefully some of these tips will help you on your |
| to avoid problems. Too small of a mouse and your | | | | way to becoming a happy and successful owner of |
| snake will not get the nutrients it needs to grow and | | | | your baby corn snake. |