Does she look overweight?

She wouldn't sit still for a pic. Best I could get for now.

She's a year & 3 months in this picture, weighing in at 1542 gr.

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fat usually accumulates in the lower third of a snake's body. a better body pic will help, but i will say she's definitely a well-fed female.

I think she looks awesome!

Well, she's not thin... Another way to judge is that snake scales are supposed to over-lap. If you're seeing skin between the scales, then yes, she's overweight.
From that one photo & distance, I cannot tell, but you can.

Thank you.

Yea, she doesn't "look" overweight to me. But, being my first bp, I wasn't 100% sure. I will try to get a better photo.

Regarding the scales, they look healthy and overlap as should be.

She looks "solid" to me, & good on you for inviting input. :gj:

I've seen from your gallery that you have had her since a very young age. You have done a good job with her. If it's possible to tell if a snake is happy then I'd say she looks happy. She's been taken care of for sure. Hope it keeps going well for ya both. She looks like she is a handful.

She looks beautiful and healthy to me! [emoji3531]


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It's really tough to tell from that pic. She's definitely a big girl. Based on the lower 1/3rd that Taylor mentioned, she's a bit beefy. And going by that scale suggestion Bogertophis mentioned, it's tough to tell in that pic due to the way her body is turned, but I see some spots with some decent gaps between scales. Again, it's likely the way her body is positioned though.


Does she maintain a triangular shape?

She looks overweight to me but I do agree with others that it is hard to tell in that photo. Definitely a wide beefy well fed girl, to be 1500+ grams in one year, but I feed on the more conservative side for sure.

I'll try to get a few photos and maybe a video. At first glance, she doesn't seem overweight. But, sometimes the way she moves and positions herself makes me wonder, "Hey, do we need to get you on a diet?"

Thank you everyone.

yep, she's a thicc gurl alright. she's at the size and age where u can move her to an every other week feeding schedule.

She makes my little male look like a spaghetti noodle. Beautiful snake!

When was the last time she pooped? From the one photo that's showing (the first two show broken links) she looks to have sausage butt. If she's not pregnant, overweight, or holding in a poop, her body should transition smoothly into her tail.

I can say that I have a female that's 1 year, 4 months and she's probably around 1000 grams right now (I'm waiting for her next poop before I weigh her). They do grow at different rates, so take my anecdote with a grain of salt. Just figured I'd add some data to the mix.

- Charles Eye

As others have already mentioned, the angle isn't the best to really give a good answer, so take this with a grain of salt: just going off of this, my inclination would be that she's definitely on the heavy side being that young. A better photo would help.

I once asked the same question, as I also had suspicions one of my girls was getting chunky. Turns out my suspicions were correct and she went on a diet.

Out of curiosity, how often are you feeding and what size prey?