Rescue laying belly up and looking really bloated?

Would turning the heat up a couple degrees (89F) help the digestive process?

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If she hasn't "gone" in a while, try soaking her in a few inches of water that's 80-84*F. That often helps get things moving with mine.

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Originally Posted by Kodieh

Would turning the heat up a couple degrees (89F) help the digestive process?

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Yes. Heat stimulates metabolic movement.

I think she needs a lap-band...or Jenny Craig.

In regards to telling me that I am over feeding, I use the "15% rule".
A large rat from my supplier is 175g-295g. At 15% a 3000 g girl should be eating a 450 g rat every 7 days?
At 15% her weekly meals should be 330 g. She had not been fed properly at her previous home, so I had been giving her smaller rats than her girth.
Here is her feeding record:
4/16 ~ acquired
4/23 ~ lg rat (175-295g)
4/30 ~ med rat (90-170g)
5/5 ~ med rat (90-170g) (noticed mild swelling and brightened colors)
5/14 ~off feed
5/21 ~ off feed
I acquired this snake at 1300g. From a rescue situation on CL.
She was housed alone at the seller's house, but had been given to him from a "friend" who did house snakes together. Supposedly, she is over 2 yrs. and had been fed 1 mouse/monthly.
She is about the body length and head size of my 5 +yr old girl 3000 g girl so I do suspect she is older than the previous owner said. Regardless, she appears gravid and after gently palpating her I can definitely feel 6 distinct oblong-sized masses. I believe they may be eggs.

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The 15% rule only applies to babies, not adult snakes.

She has passed feces/urates every week since 4/16 up until last weekend.
Qt hot spot is set at 91 degrees.

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Oh...What is the rule for adults?

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I think the biggest rat ive fed my 1800g ball is like 150g. The 15% rule is stupid to begin with imo. It only applies to babies really

Then biggest I feed any of my ball python s is a 80-100g rat.

1300g sounds like a perfectly fine weight for a 2 year old snake. Did that initial weight concern you that much?

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