What size feeder mice should I order my baby corn snake?

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I am getting a couple of baby corn snakes soon, and was going to order some baby feeder mice for them from laynelabs.com

They sell pinkies as 1 day olds, or medium/large pinkies (2-5 day olds) 
They also sell small and large fuzzies. 
I want to order a lot of mice so it will last them a few months, but dont know how much of which sizes to get.

I was thinking to get 100 day old pinkies, 50 of the medium/large pinkies, and then 25 small fuzzies to start.

So, feeding 2 snakes the small pinkies twice a week would last me about 25 weeks (2 mice per snake per week). Do you think baby snakes will be ready for the large pinkies, and then fuzzies by the time they would be done with the small pinkies? (at 25-30 weeks of age)

What would you order? 
Thanks!

kouneli · Accepted Answer

For baby corn snakes, as in almost-fresh-out-of-the-egg, I suggest getting the day-old pinkies. Wouldn't recommend getting 100 of them though, as that amount might last long enough for them to start to get freezer burn as you get to the end of the batch. Also wouldn't recommend getting any other sizes until they're close to going up to a different size. 

Feed every 5-7 days. Corn snakes grow at different rates, so it's hard to say exactly when your snakes will need to go up a size.

Bob · Answer

Babies: medium pinkies 
6+ months: small to medium fuzzies
1 1/2 years: hopper mice
2 1/2+ years: small mice

I hope this helped!

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