Is Juju Obese?

Hi all, Juju has the best appetite! I feed her once a week and three weeks ago one of the pet owners I buy my FT Mice from suggested that I up the size of her food. So from one medium mouse a week I moved to one large mouse a week. She also hasn't pooped in a couple weeks.


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Originally Posted by DylantheVillain

Hi all, Juju has the best appetite! I feed her once a week and three weeks ago one of the pet owners I buy my FT Mice from suggested that I up the size of her food. So from one medium mouse a week I moved to one large mouse a week. She also hasn't pooped in a couple weeks.


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How much does juju weigh add a picture so we can see what he or she looks like

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I don't know how much she weights :-/ she's about 9 months old


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Your snake isn't obese.

She just seems very thick an unporportioned to her body. Before she was more even if that makes any sense


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BP's have a very stocky build.

Did your snake eat recently before this picture was taken?

She ate after. I guess I'm so cautious lol I always think she has kinks or something's wrong! I love her


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Bigger meals, less often. Rats is the better choice for sure. We bought a pretty stocky girl that had been fed 4-5 mice per week and when we gave her a big enough rat every 7-10 days instead she not only grew better but she evened out nicely. She's gravid now though:)

Btw, you should weigh her from time to time.

I have never seen any Ball Python that fed on one large mouse per week that was over weight, and your BP is no exception. She actually looks pretty health to me. These are heavy bodied snakes.