| If you are researching corn snake care and have | | | | general health reasons). Stress and improper cage |
| questions about feeding your snake, feel free to | | | | temperatures are two of the most common reasons |
| print out this list of feeding tips. These tips come | | | | that corn snakes refuse to eat in captivity. A snake |
| from my many years of keeping and feeding snakes, | | | | with a proper environment is more likely to eat on a |
| including corns. | | | | regular basis. |
| - Feed baby corn snakes about every 5 - 7 days. | | | | - It is not necessary to supplement snake meals with |
| Feed juvenile to adult corn snakes about once ever | | | | vitamin powders or similar products. Snakes get all |
| 10 - 14 days. Overfeeding your snake will make it fat | | | | the vitamins and minerals they need from their meals, |
| and unhealthy, just as it does in humans. | | | | without the need to add anything. Most of these |
| - Offer rodents (rats or mice) that are about the size | | | | "snake supplement" products are nothing more than a |
| of the snake's midsection, or slightly larger. Feeding | | | | money-making scheme. |
| your corn snake rodents that are too small will leave | | | | - If your corn snake refuses a meal, leave it alone |
| it hungry. Feeding it rodents that are too large could | | | | for a week and then offer another meal. Make sure |
| lead to regurgitation. | | | | the snake is not shedding because this is a common |
| - Avoid feeding your corn snake wild-caught rodents, | | | | reason for corns to refuse meals. Also, make sure |
| as these can transmit parasites to the snake. The | | | | the snake's environment is set up properly (check |
| best option is to offer frozen / thawed rodents, as | | | | cage temperatures, and make sure the snake has |
| the freezing process kills any potential parasites the | | | | places to hide inside the cage). |
| rodents might be harboring. You can order frozen | | | | - Generally speaking, corn snakes have a reputation |
| rodents from the Internet, just as easily as you'd | | | | for eating consistently. I've never had any feeding |
| order steaks! | | | | problems with a healthy corn snake (unless it was in |
| - Leave your snake alone for at least 48 hours after | | | | shed). If your snake refuses meals consistently, and |
| feeding it. Handling a snake too soon after a meal | | | | you've checked everything listed above, it's probably |
| may cause regurgitation. | | | | time to call a vet for help. |
| - Be sure your corn snake has proper cage | | | | I hope you've enjoyed this guide to the corn snake |
| temperatures to help it digest its meal (and for | | | | feeding process. |