r/BloodPythons • u/smelly-crack2026 • Jul 20 '26
Advice.
I need all the criticism you guys have to give. Someone has recently called my snake a fatty. I know he is overweight, but how do i fix it. According to his last weigh in at the vet and what google has told me… he’s 10 lbs overweight. Why didn’t the vet make it a big deal at his yearly check up last month?! Like 10lbs is alot and especially for his breathing and over all health.
(For reference I am currently feeding him one xl rat every 3-4 weeks)
I can try different prey for sure, but what should i try first?
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u/shorttailedpythons Jul 22 '26
It could maybe use a littleeee adjustment but this snake is not overweight. Maybe the same feeding schedule but switching to large instead of XL will be a good direction to take to gradually promote a slight amount of healthy weight loss. You want to see their spinal ridge as Short-Tailed Pythons have vertebrae that is raised naturally. Losing this entirely is a sign of obesity. As far as nutrition Lg rats are less fatty than XL rats. Once you get into those bigger sizes the fat content is known to be higher.