Quote Originally Posted by kiiarah View Post
Oh man, the last thing I need is to encouragement to get another lol. I figure it is inevitable but I am trying not to go too crazy too fast. I so envy anyone lucky enough to have the time and resources to breed or keep a large variety of snakes. I will have to get a clearer picture of him soon. Maybe what I am really lacking is experience in telling if a bp is underweight or not. He is not "triangular" but at the same time I can feel his spine. Not sure if this is normal or not. He doesn't seem to have excessive skin folding though sometimes I notice his skin will sort of grab my arm so it isn't like he is so plump that there is no give. From my reading it seems that it is normal, especially in young snakes, for there to be a bit looser skin than in adults. I will sure feel better when that scale gets here though. That is really my biggest concern, that I will overlook signs of a problem simply due to lack of experience.
I really wouldn't worry. In time it will become second nature and you'll know what's what and what works for you and your snakes and whether something is wrong or not.

I also wouldn't worry about the food size. Even as an adult my big male enjoyed cleaning up the occasional rat pups if any were going spare from my younger snakes...