She's fat in the middle

[tnj318]

I noticed the other day that my boa looked funny. I will attach a photo but the only way I can describe it is she is proportional until you reach the middle and then she just gets fat. She's still eating like normal and she's about to shed. I also wondered if she's shedding often enough. This will only be the second time since I've owned her for almost four months.


If you look in the picture closely you can see where she gets fat. ;)

[ksshane]

Looks like she needs to go poop to me...

[Sojourn]

How long has she been this way? When was the last time she pooped? What are your temps and humidity? Are you feeding her in her cage? Are you feeding frozen thawed, pre-killed, or live?

[tnj318]

We noticed her this way on Saturday. She pooped one day last week. Her temp stays around 86-89. I'm not postive about her humidity but we mist her down at least three times a week if not more. She ate again last night. I just thought I would offer and it was gone this morning. I usually feed her out of her cage but she's about to shed so I just put it in with her. I feed her frozen rat pups. I thaw them first but they aren't live or pre-killed.

[Sojourn]

I'm not sure what it could be. If it does not go away soon, I would take her to the vet for a check. I hope everything turns out ok.