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Is my corn fat?

TymLrd Jan 30, 2008 05:41 PM

How do you tell if a cornsnake is fat or not.She is 56 inches give or take an inch and is 5yrs old.She eats weanling rats about every two weeks.Im thinking about switching to mice ive heard they have less fat.Thisisnt the best pic.
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DMong Jan 30, 2008 06:01 PM

I think that cornsnake looks fine,.....I can see the muscle striation in the bends of the animals as well. I don't think there's much of a reason to change things for now. But it would also do well on a large mouse every week or so, just the same.

It is FAR from being obese!

best regards, ~Doug
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tspuckler Jan 31, 2008 07:09 AM

I agree with Doug, that corn looks pretty good!

Tim
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TymLrd Jan 31, 2008 06:11 PM

She just seems so thick around that I started getting worried.BTW those are really nice pictures.
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