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Hardy animals with relaxed temperaments and easy-to-satisfy husbandry requirements, corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) are often described as being one of – if not the – best snake species for beginners to maintain.

By and large, new keepers tend to find that corn snakes are, in fact, great snakes and serious husbandry challenges or health issues are relatively rare.

Nevertheless, there is one key aspect of corn snake care that may give beginners fits: feeding their new pet.

To be clear, most corn snakes are eager eaters, who don’t typically cause the kind of feeding challenges some other popular snakes do – but the entire snake-feeding process is a bit alien for many first-time keepers, which can make things more difficult than they’d otherwise be.

But don’t worry – we’re here to help.

Below, we’ll explain everything you need to know about feeding corn snakes, from prey selection to presentation technique, and we’ll also answer some common questions beginning corn snake keepers often have.

Basics of the Corn Snake Feeding Process

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