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    does he look thin?

    I had someone tell me he looks way underweight but I dont know if he looks like it or not? He has eaten 3 weaned rats in the past 13 days and I couldnt get a good background so I just set him on the hard purple sand just for a picture trust me I wouldnt have him on sand. And yes he is in shed mode right now.

    He is extremely small for a late 2010 too but I dont think he looks underweight...he needs to gain some size for next years breeding season though he has a purtty new pastel girlfriend
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    I can't tell if he's thin or just really dry.

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    Do you know how much he weighs in grams?
    He looks a tad on the thin side but not dangerously. IMO
    As long as you get him on a regular weekly feeding schedule he should plump up.
    Just dont over do it on the feeding, you dont want to power feed him.
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    Re: does he look thin?

    Quote Originally Posted by spitzu View Post
    I can't tell if he's thin or just really dry.
    hes about to shed possibly tonight some of it on his chin is coming off already

    and he eats a weaned rat atleast every 8-10 days except once he went 2 weeks without eating but he had 2 rats 13 days ago and another one 4 days ago and hes shedding now he is about 139-140 now
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    Re: does he look thin?

    Doesn't look too thin but does look super dehydrated. Give him a soak in about a quarter inch of lukewarm water for about 20 minutes.
    Last edited by MikeSchultz-d; 08-03-2011 at 10:12 PM.

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    Looks really dry to me or But if he's wait until he sheds he should look alot cleaner also put him in lukewarm water would help

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    for a late 2010 I would say thats on track, some snakes just grow differently and as long as the right husbandry for this snake is being provided then he should thicken out.
    I agree he looks a bit dry, even if hes in shed he just looks a little rough. A good soak will help him with the upcoming shed.
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    his humidity has gone down actually i just checked dont know what happened but i misted a little and put a towel over him ill post pictures tomorrow when he sheds to see if it looks better?
    Last edited by python_addict; 08-03-2011 at 10:26 PM.
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    Re: does he look thin?

    Quote Originally Posted by python_addict View Post
    his humidity has gone down actually i just checked dont know what happened but i misted a little and put a towel over him ill post pictures tomorrow when he sheds to see if it looks better?
    With the way his skin is all wrinkly and rough looking like that, with little pieces coming off like you said, I'd strongly recommend giving him a good soak or he may not even be able to shed.

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    I would personally wait to soak him until after he tries to shed. Soaking right before a shed will also make it wonky, then only the stomach will come off.
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