Is my corn snake fat?

[dakski]

This is Figment, my hypo-lavender corn. He's a little over four years old. He is about 620G and eats 30-40G F/T mice weekly. Sorry for the overexposure. Used my iPhone and he was not holding still!

Wanted to show another corn for comparison. He would eat every day, but I choose to feed weekly on smaller mice rather than every other week larger mice. I will not feed rats as they are fattier.

[Craiga 01453]

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These are some beautiful examples of healthy adult corns. Thanks for sharing, guys!!!

[Spiritserpents]

Fluffykitten, the first snake you posted for us is a really, *really* high quality candycane.

[fluffykitten]

Fluffykitten, the first snake you posted for us is a really, *really* high quality candycane.

Thanks I always thought she was abino because that's I was told she was. I never really looked into it. All I know is that she is a very beatuful snake.

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[AbsoluteApril]

This is my corn, Garnet, she'll be 17 this year! time flies.


Corns can get overweight. They usually show it by having 'hips', fatty deposits around the tail/vent.
Here is a random image I found on a google search of an overweight corn that shows obvious hips:
http://www.sareptiles.co.za/gallery/...nake_hips1.jpg

Thanks I always thought she was abino because that's I was told she was. I never really looked into it. All I know is that she is a very beatuful snake.

Candy cane is albino, it's just a selectively bred version of albino to have high white. Yours is very nice!

[Smaug]

Sorry it took so long bit i have pics. If you could sex them, too, i'd be very grateful.
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[Smaug]

Here some of my ball too. Does she look ok. Not too skinny?
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[alittleFREE]

I've heard that raised sides around the spine (almost like the spine is like a little trench, if that makes sense - like the opposite of when a snake is skinny and the spine sticks out) indicate some extra fat on the snake. I'm no expert, but I do see the SLIGHT inclination of that happening on the corn in the first pic posted. I don't think it's anything major though. He's certainly not obese.

[Bogertophis]

Regarding your albino corn, Smaug-
Awesome-looking snake, but I'd cut back some on the food...feed about every 10 days in warmer months & maybe every 2 weeks in winter. She looks great*
right now but at 2 years old, she's been growing fast up to now, and as an adult, their growth slows down...you'll end up with a fat unhealthy snake before you
know it & it's very hard to fix after it happens.

*She's clearly well-fed...fairly normal for a captive corn, but far heavier than the typical wild corn snake that "works for a living".