Snakes...excrement question

Okay so time for another 'noob' question.
In my research it always seemed that snake poop was brown and looked like a normal animals...waste (solid pellet or whatever) and that they also excreted white urates that were in a powder like form.

When I took out Pandora's water bowl today to put fresh new water it smelled like waste and had a completely white (solid) poop stuck to it (the water bowl is near the edge where I've heard snakes like to do their business)...I cleaned it and all but is that normal?
(Sorry if this is a silly question! :oops:)

Yeah...that's a urate. To describe it as a "powder" seems a bit misleading. When it's dry, it will crumble into a powdery mess if you smoosh it...but it doesn't look like powder when it comes out. More like cement when it dries on a water bowl. :P

Anyhow...perfectly normal! :)

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Originally Posted by JLC

Yeah...that's a urate. To describe it as a "powder" seems a bit misleading. When it's dry, it will crumble into a powdery mess if you smoosh it...but it doesn't look like powder when it comes out. More like cement when it dries on a water bowl. :P

Anyhow...perfectly normal! :)

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Okay good! I'm still in the anxious stage of snake ownership haha :)
And I've read elsewhere not to worry if your snake doesn't do their business after every feeding...is that correct? (and only to worry if they appear to be constipated)

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Originally Posted by neondreams

Okay good! I'm still in the anxious stage of snake ownership haha :)
And I've read elsewhere not to worry if your snake doesn't do their business after every feeding...is that correct? (and only to worry if they appear to be constipated)

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Yes, that is correct. Sometimes they can go for several weeks between poos...especially when they are still young and growing, or recovering from being underfed. Their bodies are very efficient and utilize most of the food as energy...so it can take a long time for enough waste to build up to need elimination.