When his body is straight, I don't see any skin between his scales, but when he's curled up I can see it on the outer, stretched side of the curve. Maybe that's completely normal, but I never noticed it before and thought I'd check.
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Is my snake fat?
cornsrule
May 17, 2005 03:52 PM
Replies (2)
phiber_optikx
May 17, 2005 10:50 PM
how old/big is your snake? If it is fat you should know... I usually go by the width of the neck compared to the rest of the body. But my snake is only 14" if your snake is overweight you should be able to tell by looking at it. My corn Hope is slightly plump but not fat. If they get to fat just hold them more and for longer periods of time. Hope was a little overweight and I held her for about 30 minutes (an entire episode of the simpsons) and 2 days later she was quite noticably slimmer. Also if it is an older snake try adding a climbing branch to the cage. may help them be more active.
SneakySnakes
May 20, 2005 04:06 PM
2 ways to know your snake is fat:
Skin between the scales.
If the snake curls up there may be 'wrinkles'. If the snake uncurls and it takes a bit for it to dissapear it's excessive fat.
Sounds to me your snake isn't fat. Only a pic can tell for sure though
