Snake too fat? - Page 2

KORBIN5895 · 12-07-12, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

Looks good to me. I feed my babies every 5 days until they reach six months old, then every seven for the rest of thier lives.

This is the most qualified answer.

BrownSugar92 · 12-07-12, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UwabamiReptiles

Looks healthy to me too. Just stay to the weekly feeding schedule you are using. Beautiful genetic stripe btw.

Thank you

I think she's pretty too

BrownSugar92 · 12-07-12, 05:04 PM

And I will switch to feeding her every 5-7 days then. I know she's supposed to be a heavy bodied snake, but the only reason I even questioned if she over weight was because one of my cousins said she shouldn't have fat rolls. So . . . I was just kind of wondering, but thanks again for the help

Lankyrob · 12-07-12, 06:33 PM

When snakes coil up or force themselves into little spaces the "fat rolls" are just the skin compressing around a tight curve - the opposite side of the "roll" will be stretched tighter

**Aaron_S** · 12-07-12, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BrownSugar92

And I will switch to feeding her every 5-7 days then. I know she's supposed to be a heavy bodied snake, but the only reason I even questioned if she over weight was because one of my cousins said she shouldn't have fat rolls. So . . . I was just kind of wondering, but thanks again for the help

Tell your cousin that they are WRONG and to read a book.

It's really difficult to make a growing snake fat.

**millertime89** · 12-11-12, 01:32 PM

lol... fat rolls, I missed that in the OP

Lubeybooby · 12-26-12, 12:45 PM

Nice looking ball . Looks normal size to me .

BrownSugar92 · 01-21-13, 08:23 PM

If this uploaded correctly the first photo is her, not even a week ago (where shes curled up)

The next two are what she looks like now

and the last one is what she looks like in shed. idk why she is hugging syrup . . . she did that on her own Lol!

dshin963 · 01-21-13, 08:33 PM

I wouldn't describe ball pythons as a heavy bodied snake... but yours looks healthy to me and better yet to Mykee...

alessia55 · 01-21-13, 09:22 PM

Looks fine to me too

limey · 01-22-13, 04:25 PM

It's a tiny bit chunkier than mine, but definitely looks healthy. I wouldn't worry. You can usually tell if they're too fat because either...

a) they have trouble climbing, or
b) you can see the scales separated and the flesh is visible underneath (due to bloat)
c) or both of the above

mykee · 01-22-13, 04:40 PM

I didn't even mention this earlier, but you have one ball python and its a full genetic stripe? Cool. I have a few genetic stripes myself.

MoreliAddict · 01-22-13, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dshin963

I wouldn't describe ball pythons as a heavy bodied snake... but yours looks healthy to me and better yet to Mykee...

To quote Mykee (if I may):

"After visiting numerous pet stores and countless hours of research online, we agreed that ball pythons were the "perfect fit"; a stout, heavy-bodied snake that rarely exceeds 5 feet".

limey · 01-22-13, 05:57 PM

I'd say they were heavy bodied. I mean... compare them to a corn snake, or even a carpet python. Proportionate tot heir size, they are quite girthy.

mykee · 01-22-13, 06:59 PM

That sounds vaguely familiar...