Hold off feeding for poop reasons?

[hlh1]

I'm considering not feeding my BP for a couple of weeks in advance of me being away for 8 days for reasons of a clean cage while I'm gone. He doesn't like it when he poops in his cage and I'll hate it if he's stuck for a week when I'm not able to clean his cage. I usually feed him weekly, but in this scenario he'll not be fed for 3 weeks. Is this ok?

[DennisM]

yes it is, I do the same thing when I'll be away for a week or more.

[M.P.C]

Not feeding him wont guarantee he wont go to the br, they go when they have to go not based on when they eat... snakes can hold poo from a previous feeding for a long time

[Smitty33]

How about feeding him the day before you leave? I don't think he would digest and poop out his meal in 8 days time. I have the same thing coming up in a couple weeks when I leave for Canada for a weeks fishing but will only miss one meal and they way mine eats and his size I figure missing one meal sure isn't going to hurt him.

[hlh1]

That might be a good idea, to feed him right before I leave. A few months ago he stopped eating for 8 weeks and it didn't seem to affect him, so I guess going without for 3 weeks isn't a big deal.

[DennisM]

Not feeding him wont guarantee he wont go to the br, they go when they have to go not based on when they eat... snakes can hold poo from a previous feeding for a long time

So true, it'll probably poop as soon as OP leaves the house.

[hlh1]

So true, it'll probably poop as soon as OP leaves the house.

that's what I'm afraid of.

[Smitty33]

Not sure if my advice was very good. Feed mine Tuesday evening and woke up this morning to a massive poop and a full shed as well. At least he got it out of the way before I left so I won't have to worry about it now. Hopefully you'll get lucky as well and he'll go before you leave.

[hlh1]

Not sure if my advice was very good. Feed mine Tuesday evening and woke up this morning to a massive poop and a full shed as well. At least he got it out of the way before I left so I won't have to worry about it now. Hopefully you'll get lucky as well and he'll go before you leave.

You must be living right!