handling after feeding

[lunasjy]

Yesterday was feeding day for my BPs and also many of them have been in shed the past week or so. I do not know how your BPs's clocks work but mine always poops with their shed. As I was feeding I noticed that all the BPs that were shedding had shed sometime Wednesday or yesterday hence leaving a big mess. I have encountered this before and usually leave it till 24hrs later, but one of my snake's dumped their water dish and well it is a HUGE mess. I need to clean it but I have always been told to not handle them for 24hrs or more after feeding. Well, I fed them around 10pm last night so it has been only 16ish hours. (OH and I think she must have dumped it after eating because even though there was a pile of poo, the water dish was still fine and full when I fed her). Am I okay to start cleaning their cages. I should also mention that the one with the spilled water bowl is extremely shy and gets stressed very easily. This is my main reason for not wanting to hold her but I really shouldn't leave her in that mess. So do I wait a few more hours or till tomorrow or do I do it now?

[distaff]

I am no expert, but I would clean.
I would put the snake in a secure tub, get the job done and return the snake.
Minimal handling.

Hopefully, some more experienced keepers will chime in.

[cristacake]

I'm also not very experienced with BPs but it's my opinion that the health hazards of leaving her sitting in sitting water and feces outweigh the potential harm of moving her. I don't know a lot about reptile skin conditions but it can't be good for basically any animal with skin to be sitting in that for hours.

edit: This is all if you haven't moved her already. Didn't realize how long ago this post was made.

[lunasjy]

Yea, I did end up cleaning her cage. I didn't even wait for an answer. For just how shy she is I was concerned it would stress her out so much that she would regurge but she didn't thank goodness.

[cristacake]

Yea, I did end up cleaning her cage. I didn't even wait for an answer. For just how shy she is I was concerned it would stress her out so much that she would regurge but she didn't thank goodness.

Good thinking, it's great to hear that she had no regurge or other issues

[Reinz]

Unless you are not using substrate, and using paper. Why do you have to move her, unless you need cleansers?

I spot clean and pull the water dish/bowl for cleanup all of time.

Except for my BP and one Carpet, the snakes pay me no mind. My Ball always follows my hands in an inquisitive way.

I do have one new cage aggressive Coastal Carpet. As soon as I push a hook or paper towel roll towards him he settles down and stays put.

[SmoothScales]

I've had to move ours several times for similar reasons on feed day. when it's necessary I'll place the snake in a secure tub nearby do what cleaning needs done and put them back. Handling is kept to the bare minimum to keep stress levels down. Since I'm wanting to put them directly back in I'll also use water and damp paper towels to do the cleaning instead of a normal sanatize.

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