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Feeding the Corn Snake & Ratsnake
Rat snakes and Corn Snakes are rarely picky eaters if they have the proper set up. They should be fed pre-killed or F/T (frozen/thawed) mice or small rats as adults. Baby snakes can be started out on f/t pinkie (baby) mice that are from 1 to 3 days old. As the snake grows, so to does the food item. Food items should be about as round (if not just a tad larger) then the widest part of the body. Most keepers of these snakes have a feeding schedule of anywhere from 7 to 10 days between meals for adults and at least every 7 days for babies and juveniles.
It is not recommended that any snake be fed live food animals. There is just too much risk involved from injury or contamination from store bought live food items.