Gail's garter - the snake kind silly.

[guidofatherof5]

I very rarely check the weight of my snakes (unless they are gravid or have other health issues)
I visually make sure they are normal looking. Filled out but no scale spread. The males are slimmer and leaner looking but still filled out.
Hope this helps.

[Invisible Snake]

Zena is a big girl! How long is she now?

[kueluck]

Zena is 22 inch, but then from vent to end of tail is only 2 inch. She had the end cut off, don't know how, that's how she showed up at the rescue place. She just seems FAT, and I worry about healthy issues. There really aren't any standards that I can find on how thick is healthy.

[kueluck]

Well from what I see, scale spread is there!! Should I cut back on her food? Feed same days, just less?

I very rarely check the weight of my snakes (unless they are gravid or have other health issues)
I visually make sure they are normal looking. Filled out but no scale spread. The males are slimmer and leaner looking but still filled out.
Hope this helps.

[guidofatherof5]

Well from what I see, scale spread is there!! Should I cut back on her food? Feed same days, just less?

Sure, give it a try. What is you currant schedule?

[kueluck]

Zena gets two small pinkies Mon, two earthworms Wed, and salmon on Fri = to two small pinkies. She's always looking for food when I give her that portion, so far the other three stop eating when they are full. I think Zena is hollow.

[guidofatherof5]

Refresh my memory, how old and how long is Zena? Photos?

[kueluck]

Zena is 22 inch, but then from vent to end of tail is only 2 inch. She had the end cut off in the wild. And since she is w/c, no idea on age. She was 19 inch and 62 grams when I got her on 4-28-12 from the rescue.

Refresh my memory, how old and how long is Zena? Photos?

[guidofatherof5]

If you are seeing some scale spread you might think about reducing feeding to 2 days a week rather then 3 or reducing the amount of food on those 3 food days.

[EasternGirl]

Sorry to hijack your thread here Gail...but I just have to respond to the hot topic. Thanks for the videos. It is illegal to keep them in Delaware. Mike used to keep copperheads. Someday, Mike, Joe and I are all going to live in that snake house in Idaho and keep hots...right guys? You will all read about me being some 70 year old crazy lady that died getting attacked by a house full of black mambas...lol.

Back to the regularly scheduled program...please keep us posted on Zena, Gail.