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John Nicholson
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts

Posted - 15/10/2012 :  20:12:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hey, I'm worried about my little snake, a bit worride that she's getting fat :/
I know there's a threat about "is your snake fat" thread that's been stickied but I wanted a advice from other peoples.

Basically she WON'T eat mice, I've heard they're the best option for food so she'll only eat mice, we recently upgraded her to fluffs she's had two so far, she seems happy and high spirited but she's got a little line, like a bulge going all the way through her body

We feed her one fluff per week, what's the best option, feed her a fluff every two weeks or carry on with weekly and increase the exercise?
If excersize what's a recomendable exercise for corns?

Thanks in advanced

Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts

Posted - 15/10/2012 :  20:35:48  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Best to post up a pic for an opinion. Info on current weight and length will also help.


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Thorne Walker
Yearling

Canada
642 Posts

Posted - 15/10/2012 :  23:17:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That may just be spine + musculature..


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John Nicholson
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts

Posted - 16/10/2012 :  21:41:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hey I got a couple of photo's for some reason they went from being normal to like proper bright but you can just about make out what I was saying didn't get a chance to measure her and I don't have any scales or anything but I'll upload the picture



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Thorne Walker
Yearling

Canada
642 Posts

Posted - 16/10/2012 :  22:00:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Looks fine to me.

She has flatish sides and seams to be 'loaf' shaped rather then round.

IMO if you're worried switch to feeding every 10 days instead of 7.

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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/10/2012 :  08:40:58  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Can't see any problems. "Keep calm and carry on" as normal!


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John Nicholson
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts

Posted - 17/10/2012 :  22:24:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ah right okay thanks :D somebody else said it could be muscle? If it is why has she suddenly become hench just from upgrading to fluffs?
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Thorne Walker
Yearling

Canada
642 Posts

Posted - 18/10/2012 :  00:28:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Pinkies are really just calories... when you start to feed more developed mice there are a lot of extra minerals and such... typically triggers a growth spurt.

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John Nicholson
Egg

United Kingdom
61 Posts

Posted - 19/10/2012 :  18:05:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah, she's on rats she won't eat mice at all
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