Strange odor

[graceellen]

Hi,
I have a couple of ball pythons in a cage and when I went to feed them and clean out their cage, there was a very odd odor coming from the cage. It is definitely feces/urine. Any ideas what it could be?

[Bigfish1975]

I think you meant to say "Not feces or urine". Does it look like one of them may have regurgitated a meal. That smells really bad.

[Munizfire]

If it's feces/urates then clean it! XD

I'm sure it was a misspelling, but it could be a lot of things... It could also be damp/wet substrate...

Oh and do them a favor and separate them, and put them in different tanks/tubs unless they are breeding




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[CCfive]

Yes, please seperate them. Bp's are solitary animals and are not meant to co-habitate. The odor could be urine/ feces that you might have missed when cleaning. That when coupled with the heat/humidity of an enclosure can make a heck of a stink.

[decensored]

yup.. If your cage smells anything other than clean... than there's really only one thing to do... . And they need their own space. If you only have the means to care for one ball python properly than you should probably only have one ball python.

Cheers.

[kitedemon]

If you meant to say not feces/urine, I have a idea or two... what type of enclosure is it? sometimes people mod enclosures or fail to provide enough ventilation and it takes on a musty old basement smell. This is to be avoided and if that is what is going on it is time to alter things as this is NOT a healthy environment at all.

The other is some plastics when enclosed have a funky smell all by their selves. If might want to clean and check every piece individually I'd not use any plastic giving off odd plastic odours.

If you have a couple of BPs is the same cage together (it is a touch unclear if they are together or in a divided cage or a single) it is generally not something a beginner should attempt.