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My friend's snow

catitus

catitus

world seems to be grey
I'll have to ask that what kind of snow my friend's snow corn snake is? She's having a yellow color, as you can see in the picture.
 

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Corny Noob said:
For learning purposes what makes you guys say that the snake is obese?
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Do you see the big bulge above th vent? That is the "hip" area and the bulge is fat. Her body is also quite plump.
 
Gotcha, I see the big difference. I guess I just haven't looked closely enough at everyone else's snakes to know it shouldn't be there.
 
Is that fattiness harm thinking about breeding? I've heard that all females lose weight when she has layed eggs.

My English is bad, but I hope that you'll understand what I mean.
 
catitus said:
Is that fattiness harm thinking about breeding? I've heard that all females lose weight when she has layed eggs.

My English is bad, but I hope that you'll understand what I mean.
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Obese snake ladies should not be bred, they have more risk of egg binding.
 
There is a risk to breeding an overweight snake, especially with egg binding, but on the other hand you are correct in assuming that there will be a depletion of body resources which would lead to lost weight. Of course breeding ANY female, overweight or not, runs a risk of egg binding or other health issues, so the call on actually breeding is always up to the experience of the breeder.

As for losing weight, I'm going to assume that you've been feeding weekly or more often. I'd personally cut back to a 10 day or 14 day (preferable) feeding schedule or longer.

D80

PS. And on topic! Yes, snows often have yellow. The amount on the adult picture you shared is not too much nor too little but just about right! :)
 
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