new oix of fat corn for simon

[bighillreptiles]

here you go Simon after sheding last knight and a new camera thanks for all comment's are welcome http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/paulvanhooser/Im000456.jpg
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thanks for you help with her Simon

[MouseKilla]

Now THAT is one fat corn! Wow, get out the treadmill. lol! Have you weighed that one yet?

[bighillreptiles]

not yet my scales are broke would like to know my self she is on a dieat of one med rat pup or a large mouse every two weeks un til hiberanation time ,Paul

[Vanan]

If you're hibernating her in the hope to reduce her fat lumps, ain't gonna work. You'll just end up with a skinny, lumpy snake. No reason to feed her rats as that may have been the cause of her obesity too. Good luck! :)

[bighillreptiles]

that is the way i got her from a freand that has been over feeding her for a year now all i breed are rats mice stink way too much and the stores are charging 2.99 for a feeder mouse down here have a small coloney of mice that i keep just for pinkies will keep that in mind paul she is over 47" and way to fat ,cool all of my kings and corns over the winter I think it is more natural for them .thanks :Paul all info would help

[marisa]

I feed all my colubrids rats.

They have caused them to gain a bit more weight than normal, but I also HATE mice. I have basically just lowered the prey size and feeding frequency to even things out a bit.

My adult males only get fed one rat per 14 days or so. My females get a smaller sized rat, every 7 days.

That corn is definitly obese! :) Make sure she gets lots of exercise!

Marisa

[MouseKilla]

Hmmm... 47 inches eh? I would bet that she weighs about 1100g. Any other guesses?

[vanderkm]

Pretty girl - agree with Vanan - the lumps are not likely to go away even with exercise and diet. We have a Durango mountain king that has lost weight this summer but still has his lumps. Good luck with this girl,

mary v.

[bighillreptiles]

thanks ever one all i can do is try every thing and hope for the best liposuckshion anyone lol Paul ,she is swimming every knight for 10 to 15 min in a large 36x16 rubermade hope this helps don't care if she is ever able to breed as long as she is healthy can always find a gooh home as a pet for her she is a sweethart to handel

[Simon]

Yup with excercise those lumps shouldn't be gone, but at least the fat would become a bit more toned up. So even though the outlook wouldn't be much of a difference, the inside of the muscle tone would be a lot better.

Man...she is really fat.....LOL....

hope that she does get a lot healthier with more excercise.....(lol...I think that she isn't going to like it....used to get 4 mice a week and now getting 1 mice every 14 days......lol)

[bighillreptiles]

starting off slow reducing her meales in sise first ,one a week then cutting back don't want to stress her out two much at one time ,Wish me luck I think I am Going to need it LOLthanks paul What do you think she is Simon ??? mut corn or I was tould miami but i dont think she is too big ?

[Andy_G]

There is no reason with an adult corn to slowly reduce the feeding regimen in fear of them getting stressed...I would make the immediate adjustment and stick with it for a little while. :)

Looks like a Miami to me but I am not 100% on that.

[thunder]

looks like a miami to me, or at least has miami influence. man that thing is fat! my females dont even come close to that when gravid. its good that ur making her swim. wow.

[Simon]

Oh she definitely can be put under the miami catagorie.

I know that a lot of miamis are smaller than others, plus start off with things like anoles and lizards of others....but with the influence of other local corns they could get bigger and start of with mice. So unless your snake's locality is from Miami (which those are the 'true' miamis nowadays) as long as it has a silver background and marronish blotches then its good to be called a Miami~~

[bighillreptiles]

thanks every one for all of your help !heres hoping that she comes down in whete over the next cupple of monts Paul