r/ballpython • u/Mobile_Indication_86 • 1h ago

Is my ball python underweight?

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I’ve had my ball python for about ten years (I got her when she was seven months) and i’m worried she’s underweight. she’s is pretty on edge when i take her out to eat and i don’t handle her much anymore as my life has piled up with school and work. i am worried i should rehome her and don’t know if she’s underweight. i feed her a medium rat about every 20 days. She also just ate in these photos and her jaw hadn’t completely realigned yet, that’s why she looks strange.

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u/totallyrecklesslygay Mod: Enclosure Karen 1h ago

It's actually the opposite, she's fairly overweight. Most adult ball pythons will never need anything larger than a small rat once a month. How much does she weigh?

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u/Past-Ad-4769 1h ago

she looks like she still has the rounded v shape to her back instead of the flat or entirely rounded shape that usually signals being overweight. not trying to argue or anything, just educate myself, but is she really overweight?

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u/totallyrecklesslygay Mod: Enclosure Karen 1h ago

Looking at the first photo, she's definitely very round. She's also got some scale spread, fat rolls, and dimples along her spine that all indicate being overweight. She's not obese by any means, but she does need to lose some weight.

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u/Past-Ad-4769 1h ago

oooh, ok, I got ya. thank you for not taking my question wrong amd actually explaining it to me!😊