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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/12/2011 : 09:12:12
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I have been told that a cornsnake can not get over weight as a youngster because they will just keep growing and shedding more often. The problem arises when the snake gets older and the metabolism slows. Apparently this is when the snake starts to become overweight if fed to much to often.
Is this true? |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 14:55:17
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| That's exactly what I thought since people power feed young snakes to make them longer/breeding size/weight specially in the US it seems. Saying that though, my yearlings look like they may have daddies lard ****. |
   
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Spreebok
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1135 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 15:26:52
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| I always thought this too, and certainly hope this as Lister is starting to get a wee bit of podge to him xD |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 16:38:10
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| Well pretty sure if a young snake was powerfed it'd get overweight.. |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 16:42:35
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| At a certain point yes, but they mainly use food for growing long rather than outward at that stage, no? |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 17:54:47
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
At a certain point yes, but they mainly use food for growing long rather than outward at that stage, no?
Yeah but they'd still get podgy.  Edit;/ in most overweight 'youngsters' the fat is stored and builds up in and near their tail. |
Edited by - hillzi on 23/12/2011 17:56:46 |
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 21:58:13
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| Most reptiles have fat storage in their rear area for when times are bad . But they do not have to use this in captivity therefore watching the diet is imperative to health. |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 22:02:42
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Young snakes can get over weight, but you have to seriously stuff some food into them before that will happen, we're talking those morons who feed every 2 days kinda thing.
Most reptiles have fat storage in their tail area????? You absolutely sure about that are you Coxy?? Sorry but it seems you may have read about leopard geckos and stopped there.
the opposite is more accurate, most reptiles do not store fat in their tails. Snakes tend to store fat all over their body, when it gets to point they are seriously over weight, they get hips, although i am not sure if the hips are just a 'hard to get rid of' fat storage that shows as they lose a bit of weight. |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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thistle
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1757 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:51:41
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My 18mth old amel is on the podgy side, definitely looking far more round than loaf shape. He's 3'3" and 255g.
I've already cut him down from weekly feeds to every 10 days for the last few months, but that doesn't seem to have made much of a difference. He still managed to put on 10g between his last 2 feeds. I'm going to try fortnightly feeding and see how he goes with that. |
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3.0.0 Corn Snakes - CB10 Amel (Barnaby), CB11 Anery Lavender (Bailey), CB10 Caramel Motley (Bradley)
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