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Ok... I tried to take pictures but I can't seem to capture my concern so I'm just going to have to describe it to you.

William Snakespeare (cornsnake) seems to have a sort of... oblong shape now. I think his body was more round when I got him, but I'm not altogether sure. Could this be a sign of an overly skinny snake? He gets a pinky a week, but he is very active and growing fast. Any ideas?

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Maybe try increasing his prey size. Also, rather then feeding once a week you should be feeding him every 5 days

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How big is your corn? weight length?
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He is about 15 inches and .3 ounces.

He ate his first full pinky today, as I managed to weezle a pretty small one from the pet store. He seems to have taken it fine and I can't see any large bulges, so hopefully it wasn't too large.

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If you are talking about an oblong body shape as viewed as through a sort of cross section, sort of flattened on the sides, that is normal. In fact a mature cornsnake cross sectioned would look very similar to a slice of bread. After you feed you should see a noticeable lump.

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Also, rather then feeding once a week you should be feeding him every 5 days
I have raised every hatchling snake I have owned on a once every 7 days feeding pattern.
2 days will not make any difference.
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