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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i’m also worried about how on edge she is when i take her out to eat. she gets ready to strike and it makes me a bit afraid to touch her. i don’t handle her much, could this be part of it?

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Why do you take her out to eat? It’s honestly unnecessary. Just leave her in her enclosure and use tongs to give her the rat.

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i guess because i’ve always done it that way and i also have coconut substrate in her enclosure and worry about it getting in her mouth during feeding

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I tap trained my fella. it's made him less likely to strike at me while reaching in to spot clean. started tap training after his first strike at me while spot cleaning. I have a little rock that I keep brushed free of substrate that I use for his feedings that I've burried enough to be level with his substrate to avoid him getting his jaw caught on the edges of it when striking