Corny, my adopted corn snake

[Kcl]

i think this guy is like, maybe upwards of 100g too small from where he should be. i'm really happy that he's eating, shedding and growing but i feel like i'm still not doing enough or doing right by him. the medium mice already make him look like he's swallowed a football; i can't up his prey size and i don't want to try and power-feed him. i can't catch up to 4 years of underfeeding in the 8 months i've had him.

At the end of the day, it's important to remember that you really don't need to catch up. As long as he's being fed appropriately now, that's the best thing you can do for him. Any damage that's done is done, and it's reasonably likely that there's little to none in the first place because snakes are made for low food conditions. It's what they do best. Just let him grow at his pace. Also, he's very cute.