New BP owner - is my snake underweight?

i dont think hes old enough to weigh a kilo unless i shove a brick down his throat lol but ill post a thread about that ratio thing. someone should know

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

2nd lovelace....5 day feed cycle....you could probably offer 2 if she will take it. A good thing to look at when trying to figure out if they are underwieght is to look at their shape...are they a bit triangular, can you see the backbone. That is a tell tale sign.

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Do you mean see the backbone at all? Should I be concerned that I can see my bp's backbone when he's curled up?

can someone post a pic of a healthy weight snake and a skinny snake so we can get a side by side view

Nuked it? You never microwave mice. Thaw and use a hairdryer to warm up the outside.

For reference, my 1.5 year old snake is 1300g.

My 5 month old snake is 300g.

Is it underweight? I would say yes. Nothing a good feeding schedule can't fix though.

It was fully submerged in the bowl of water when microwaving it. Water is that still bad to do?

If so, I guess I'll just reheat the water alone.

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Originally Posted by Flowerbridge

I thought it might be too cool, so I placed it back in the bowl of warm water and nuked the mouse for an additional 15 seconds.

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Yes. That will only limit it to 212*F--more than enough to cook any meat.

you can microwave water by itself, but not with the prey item.

Microwaves COOK the prey item, they don't heat them up.

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Originally Posted by sarbear

Do you mean see the backbone at all? Should I be concerned that I can see my bp's backbone when he's curled up?

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Yes, you will be able to see the backbone depending on the way the snake is moving or laying. For me, the easiest way to tell, is pt your snake on a hard, flat surface and look at it's general shape. If it has a flatter, straighter appearance between the spine and belly, then the snake may be under weight. If it has a gereally rounded look, then it should be ok. If you have a couple of pics of your snake from different angles, not curled up, it would help...