Hi! My Chico is doing great so far. But, I'm wondering if he's a little pudgy. Compared to photos of other adult Trans-Pecos rat snakes, he seems a little fatter--for example, his head seems a little too small when compared to his middle. Also, like picturing a cross-section of his body, it seems more rounded than "square" like other photos of TPRSes I have seen. The book I have says their cross-section should be shaped like a loaf of bread, but his is a little more rounded. He does have a little bit of fat just before his vent area (sort of hard to see in these photos, but I tried). In the second photo, the vent is right about where my thumb is.
I'm wondering if he has extra fat, or whether him being previously kept in a rack for his whole life just means he doesn't have much muscle tone.
He refused his first meal last weekend (I have had him two weeks as of yesterday), and I'm unsure how often he used to be fed, but... What would you all recommend as a feeding schedule if he needed to lose any weight? Or, do you think his body condition will improve as he gets more space and exercise over the next few months?
Here are a few other TPRSes for comparison:
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