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How old is a 26" corn snake and is feeding him weanlings(1-15") every four days too much2007-11-24 1:59:55Answers:

A 26" corn snake is young/middle-aged.

There is no exact year in terms of corn snake but if he was a human he would be 25-30.

Young, basically.

And you are feeding him good enough, but to be sure, one every 3 days is best.

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No clue.

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sounds like your snake is about 2 - 2 1/2 years old not sure about feeding intervals check pics on net for what a fat corn snake looks like if your doesnt look like pics probably OK

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Your corn snake is probably about 2 years old. Are you feeding him RAT weanlings? I don't think that a 26 inch corn snake can eat weanlings. Mine is more than 3 feet long and she's still on adult mice. And anyway, every 4 days is waaaay too much. That's super power feeding, and your snake is going to get obese. Yes, snakes get obese. Yes, snakes can get obese, and it's even worse for them than it is for humans. Their skin only stretches so much, and the fat constricts their organs and they can die. Not just heart problems, etc. Much worse. They can die from the fat directly. You only need to feed an adult corn snake every 2 weeks, and younger ones more often. Yours should probably be fed every 8-10 days. You don't want your snake to end up like this: http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/9753/.

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1-2 yrs old. If your snake will eat that often, give it what it wants. It's much better to have an eager feeder rather than a stubborn feeder. At that age, your snake is becoming sexually mature & may start brumation(hibernating) & will eat more to build up some fat to tide it over during this inactive period.

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yes thats too much he sounds like hes over one yr so feed fuzzies (1 or 2) one size up from pinkies once per week. you cant handle the snake after feeding for 2 days or it could regurgitate teh food (not good) if you feed more frequently then you cant pick it up as often. if fuzzies seem too small try hoppers but they should be mice not rats untill hes a bit older and bigger around. my corn is 5 yrs and is just over 5 ft he just started to eat full grown mice or hopper fuzzy rats once per week. Corns dont get very fat around they stay long and sleek.

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He is no where near two years, and if he is, and he is only 26 inches, he needs more food.