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Feeding question for a two yr old corn

HermesMom

HermesMom

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Nessie's about 2 years old is my guess, she weighed in tonight at 198 grams and eats a small/medium mouse every seven days. Her food lump is noticeable but certainly not a lump like I notice on my younger corns. She's looking a bit pudgy to me, not fat and she's definitely not a very active snake. Is now the time I want to think about pushing her feeding to 10-14 days apart? Or is that too far apart at her age/size and I should get her butt out more for some exercise instead? Does she even look pudgy to anyone or is it just me 'cuz I handle the younger ones more and respect Nessie's fear of people and keep her handling to a minimum? Here's a pic I took of her tonight right after she ate, I know it's cruddy for what I'm asking here but I can get a better one once she digests. Bear in mind, her dinner is in the straighter part of her body in this pic.

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Beautiful snake.

It'a a little hard to tell without something to reference but to me, yes she does look pudgy. Is she pretty firm or does she feel a little squishy?
I'd probably try and stretch her to every Ten days for a Month or so then weigh her again. If she loses a few grams then you'd have a better idea which way to go.
She's really a nice looking girl.
 
Good spot - it's difficult to see a weight problem building and nip it in the bud. Think I'd go to 14 day feeds and monitor as rrowdy suggests.
 
She is feeling a bit more squishy to me. Thanks you two, I'll see how it goes this month upping the time in between feedings and get her out and moving more. Although I've had corns for about a year and a half now, this is all still pretty new to me. I'm the one at expos saying to my daughter upon seeing a full grown corn "omg look at big they get!"

Thanks rrowdy, she is in my opinion our most beautiful of the bunch and she feels like silk/satin compared to our others. It always bums me out a bit that she is the only one who really prefers to have nothing to do with people and isn't out in view a lot like the others. I couldn't have given her a better name, lol.
 
She looks pudgy to me. I'd stick with the same size prey, go to 10 day feeds, try to get her out a couple times a week, and- you don't want her to lose weight, just slow down the rate a little bit.
 
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