Quote Originally Posted by Godzilla78 View Post
She looks great! Looks thick for her length, so maybe she is just a bit overweight? She looks healthy though, I’m just accustomed to see thinner bodied retics.
I try to get her to wait 2 weeks between feedings but she starts destroying her cage at day 10. LOL. After eating the 4lb rabbit a week ago, she is still digesting. Saw her swimming this morning so she might be getting ready to poop out the rabbit. Going to try to push her to next Saturday for her next feeding (14 day schedule) The issue is she is growing so quickly still. I am not aggressively feeding at all. I feed when she (at this point asks for food) is clearly hungry and visits that side of her enclosure. This is the only time she sits there. I moved to rabbits from guanine pigs because it was taking 2 a week to keep her happy. Her growth rate is impressive and so is her metabolism. I take her outside for exercising often and play with her almost daily. She is confident, intelligent, easy going, and fearless at this point. I don't feel handling stresses her at all. I think she enjoys it actually. I agree that she is getting thick. I wonder if this is a winter thing? Is she storing up fat for winter? Getting her body ready to make follicles? IDK. My entire snake project is a learning one and boy am I getting an education. I am a biologist at heart so is a great learning and fun for me. Love her so much!