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    How often is too often to poop?

    I have a 5 mo male BP who for the past few weeks has been pooping 2x a week. He has always been feed rats right in the middle of the recommended 10-15% body weight ratio. He seems overall healthy to me with a perfect shed maybe 3 weeks ago. I feed him every 7 days. Any thoughts?

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    Re: How often is too often to poop?

    Pooping too much doesn't seem particularly worrisome. Give us a short description of your snake's enclosure including temperatures and humidity. Add a pic of your snake in its enclosure and we will be better able to assist you.

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    Does his stool appear unusual in any way? (any blood, mucus or odd colors? texture seem odd?) Or smell especially bad? If so, a stool check by the vet might be in order, but otherwise probably not needed if his waste appears & smells normal, & especially if his home temps. are on the warm side. Intestinal parasites can certainly speed up digestion though- just something to keep in mind, especially if he was fed live rodents or freshly-killed ones, ever. (they can carry & share parasites).
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    For a baby this isn't too odd, however everything is about the smell. I end up sniffing a lot of snake poop, you can tell if something isn't right real quick that way, but if you have not been around snakes a lot you may not be able to tell. Post a pic and it will be easier to see what is going on.
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