I missed this when you posted, it being buried so far down after the original article. Very thought provoking. It prompted me to buy "The Art Of Keeping Snakes." (Up till now all my snake care books have been species-specific, not general.)

I'd like to know if fatty liver disease has been shown to be more prevalent in one species of hognose vs the others, and if it doesn't occur at all (or occurs at the same frequency of snakes in general).

I needed to be reminded of that article since I am feeding an Eastern Hoggy who was on an eight week hunger strike. And I have a yearling Tri- who was on a weekly feeding schedule when I got him, but I'd been feeding him on the five day plan with the babies.

My adult corn was being fed weekly, and started refusing, and has since been changed to every 10-14 days. This is certainly healthier for her. She sure gets active after about ten days!

I also have my guys out a _lot_. They get a lot of exercise.

I saw a picture of an adult Corn that someone had been given at a show. It was the most obese snake I have ever seen. So everyone's kind of making jokes about it, but I guess that snake really needs to get on a diet and get down to a healthy weight.

Well, just some thoughts brought on by your post.

Nanci
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