ball python with a bladder problem?

So my enchi ball python has been getting on my nerves. It urates everyday! :rage: It never fails. and I would have to change his paper every single day. My other ball pythons just pee and poop once a week. Is this normal? Does it happen to anybody else? I'm starting to feel he has a bladder problem...He's about 5 months old.

My male fire does the same thing. Everyday or every other day. I actually give him an extra sheet of newspaper paper or two in his tub bc that way theres more paper to soak up his mess if i cant get to him right away. My other snakes, except for my female cinny, usually go every 3-4days.

My female cinny is the polar opposite. She goes maybe once a week. Shes much more shy though so my theory is that she doesnt want me bothering her so she doesnt make a mess in her tub lol.

switch that snake to aspen or cocohusk and change it weekly.

My enchi pees every day too! Maybe they are related. EDIT - I also catch her drinking more than any other.

id sugest the aspen bedding

I wouldn't put him on aspen. Harder to make sure you get it all out. Papers are easier to remove all urine, keeping tub cleaner. Just my two cents. I may be ocd with cleaning though. Any time somebody messes a tub at my house, it gets wiped down with f10, before clean paper towels go in.

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Originally Posted by jjc113

My enchi pees every day too! Maybe they are related. EDIT - I also catch her drinking more than any other.

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LOL, I got my Enchi from Winding Bend Reptiles. I love him regardless! he's growing fast and eats like a pig.

My little male normal pees and makes urates every day. I always give him an extra sheet of paper also to help absorb the mess. He drives me absolutely crazy sometimes!

I have a big female who goes every day or two (3800 gm) I use coco husk mostly because it hold the urine (urine is liquid and urinate is solids) away so it doesn't have to sit in it until I check (twice a day) but she is so large I almost always clean the whole works there is no spot cleaning usually too much of a mess. It just shows she is well hydrated that is it. (urine is a good indicator of hydration, dehydrated animals release very little urine, just urinates. Not to say an animal that has mostly solids is necessarily dehydrated it is just a possibility)

My 3 snakes go once a week. Usually everything all at once. Guess I should be thankful for that :rolleyes: