My corn snake has a visible lump. Change food or feeding schedule?

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My 1 y/o corn snake currently eats hopper mice. Recently he's been eating 3 of them every week, however the lump in his body is still very visible from them. Should I continue with giving him 3 hoppers or move him up to medium mice? Or should I increase the time between each feeding? Pet's info: Reptile | Other Snake | Male | 1 year and 2 months old

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

An adult corn snake should only eat once every 7-10 days. Here’s a helpful rule of thumb that applies to most snake-feeding situations. It relates to the size of the prey items. You should offer your snake feeder mice or rats that are roughly the size of the snake at the snake’s widest part (the mid-body area). In other words, the feeder rodent should be 1 to 1-1/2 times the diameter of your snake’s middle. You can go slightly larger than this, but not much.

My corn snake has a visible lump. Change food or feeding schedule?

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