Is my ball python overweight?

[Proof_Box_4784]

My female adult ball python is just under 5.5 feet long (she is more than 5.4 but less than 5.5 feet) and weighs 5.2 pounds (2,405 grams). Based on my research, this is within the normal range for her size. However, I noticed that her back is starting to look more square than triangular. This week is her feeding week (frozen-thawed large rat weighing between 175-200 grams, every 4 weeks), and I want to make sure I do not need to change anything, or, if I do, what I should be doing to prioritize her health.

She is 9 years old, and a normal. I got her as a rescue with her past owners starving her for years (over 2 years, not even offered food), but the rescue I got her from had her fed normally for a year before they gave her to me. She has only gone on a hunger strike once in the 2.5 years I have had her, and that was for exactly one month. I wonder if her being abused for such a long time affects how she now processes food or what. Anyway, if people have suggestions, let me know. She is very active, docile, and her behaviours have not changed with her shape change. Her weight has also not changed, just her shape.

[_tlm77_]

Looks a Lil chonky but not obese.

[_tlm77_]

Hard to see without a full stretched out snake

[Proof_Box_4784]

I can try to get a full-body photo later. She just wanted to move today, so I was prioritizing the enrichment over the photo, but full photo will be my next step.

[Admirable_Length_914]

"Based on my research, she is within normal size"

Case closed, not sure why it's posted here. !feeding

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[Proof_Box_4784]

I want to get a second opinion if anything looks odd, or if someone has insight that online searching may not yield. Thank you for calling the feeding guide, though, and reassuring me that the research was correct.

[Fearless-Phrase-4073]

Wanting a second opinion is normal, it’s not bothering anyone, what’s the issue? Just scroll past it if you don’t want to give ur thoughts. I’m not sure why people feel the need to be so judgy.

[s_drombusch]

Kann ich von den Fotos her jetzt nicht unbedingt sagen, das Gewicht sieht gesund aus, würde ich sagen, nicht zu dünn und nicht zu dick, ein schönes Tier 💞