Also be wary of judging health by body shape alone. A trim figure can belie internal issues such as fatty deposits compromising the vital organs. I will try to scan the pictures later, but a herp vet book i have documented a case wherein a boa was fed on a fairly good schedule with low quality rats (they were lab rats being fed an experimental diet deficient in essential nutrients) and although its outer shape was nice and square, the necropsy showed its organs were all clogged with fatty gunk. Sorry, if thats a bit graphic, and only the most extreme cases makes it into these books, i'm sure, but just... food for thought ; )
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