Ribs

Ok, I bred my pied female with a clown het pied male for several months. She ate then she refused feed (last ate on 5/9). On 2/17, she weighed 2495g. As of today (7/14), she weighs 2365g and I can see her ribs sticking out. I've never experienced this before. Is this something I should be concerned about?

Being that hefty I cant see how 130g would impact her visual appearance that much. Pictures would help in this case.

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Originally Posted by digizure

Ok, I bred my pied female with a clown het pied male for several months. She ate then she refused feed (last ate on 5/9). On 2/17, she weighed 2495g. As of today (7/14), she weighs 2365g and I can see her ribs sticking out. I've never experienced this before. Is this something I should be concerned about?

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If she has ribs sticking out of her, than yes that is a problem!

I sure there is no reason to post a pic.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

If she has ribs sticking out of her, than yes that is a problem!

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X2. I can't even FEEL my snake's ribs. SEEING them? That is dangerously emaciated. It would have to be.

Is her spine raised up as well?

Does she look pear shaped in cross section, is her back end considerably wider than it used to be?

Yep. I think she is just gravid. Maybe it's the eggs that is pushing her ribs outward?

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Originally Posted by dr del

Is her spine raised up as well?

Does she look pear shaped in cross section, is her back end considerably wider than it used to be?

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Is there another way to post pics other than using PhotoBucket?

www.tinypic.com

copy the [img][/img] code and paste it

The first pic is the pied and the second one is a closer look on her ribs.

[IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/2sagq53.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i62.tinypic.com/2rz2xbm.jpg[/IMG]