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Obese Snake????

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  • 10-08-2007, 11:42 PM
    sg1trogdor
    Re: Obese Snake????
    yeah thats what i thought the vet kept comparing mine to hers and saying "well my snakes 3 years and 4 foot but thinner than your snake is" I dont know she seemed pretty knowledgeable when it came to my blood.
  • 10-09-2007, 12:01 AM
    LadyOhh
    Re: Obese Snake????
    In my opinion, still a bit skinny.....
  • 10-09-2007, 12:09 AM
    Roswell
    Re: Obese Snake????
    I have one female who is 3 1/2-4 ft and 2300g and another who is right around 3 feet and she is 1610g and they're not overweight (they've been to the vet too and she said their weight is perfectly normal).

    I think your female looks like just fine.
  • 10-09-2007, 12:16 AM
    syearout
    Re: Obese Snake????
    she looks fine too me, but I'm not an expert by any means
  • 10-09-2007, 12:16 AM
    West Coast Jungle
    Re: Obese Snake????
    Maybe she's playing to many video games and not getting enough exersize :D JK.

    She looks fine weight wise. The vet perscsibed oral meds? My vet tells me there is no definitive proof that oral meds are absorbed in the necessary concentrations needed to fight RI's and prefers injections.

    Good luck with her!
  • 10-09-2007, 08:20 AM
    JoshJP7
    Re: Obese Snake????
    Yea my vet gave me bayatril injections(5, 1 every other day) and it worked like a charm... I think your snake is fine size wise... Theres no real way to tell if a snakes overweight until it dies and you cut it open and see the fat deposits... If your only feeding it 2 adult mice a week I'm not sure how it could be over weight... Looks like she caught the RI from low humidity(as did mine)... Are you using a tub or a tank?
  • 10-09-2007, 03:51 PM
    Roswell
    Re: Obese Snake????
    i heard that if you can see skin between the scales the snake is overweight. Not sure if this is true though.
  • 10-09-2007, 03:54 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Obese Snake????
    Looks like a good weight for a ball python. :D
  • 10-09-2007, 06:53 PM
    python.princess
    Re: Obese Snake????
    if she's overweight, so are mine! lol! aren't females supposed to be more robust anyway?
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