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BP Pooping....When?

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  • 12-20-2018, 02:23 PM
    Shayne
    BP Pooping....When?
    So, about how long after a hardy meal should my PB be pooping? Just don't want any constipation issues sneaking up on me. He's comfortably resting in his hide and has been there for 2 days now. Yes, he's breathing. :)
  • 12-20-2018, 02:49 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    When it needs to!

    There is no schedule, they are very efficient, it depends on the animal itself, pretty size, feeding frequency etc can be anywhere from once a week to 4 to 8 weeks.

    Constipation is rare and something that you will notice if it happens as there will be a persistent bulge near the cloaca.
  • 12-20-2018, 02:54 PM
    tttaylorrr
    also, hatchlings tend to hold on to their waste a lot longer than older beeps. i think i've read it's a survival thing: pooping means giving off your scent and being prone to predators finding you, so they tend to hold it in for a while.
  • 12-20-2018, 03:08 PM
    KevinK
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    Unfortunately BP's do not have access to Taco Bell so it can be a while.....
  • 12-20-2018, 03:08 PM
    Knowell
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    When I found one of my little guys looking like this gave him a warm soak and he let er' rip.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...aa7041947d.jpg

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
  • 12-20-2018, 03:18 PM
    Shayne
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
    When it needs to!

    There is no schedule, they are very efficient, it depends on the animal itself, pretty size, feeding frequency etc can be anywhere from once a week to 4 to 8 weeks.

    Constipation is rare and something that you will notice if it happens as there will be a persistent bulge near the cloaca.

    Ahh ok, makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
    also, hatchlings tend to hold on to their waste a lot longer than older beeps. i think i've read it's a survival thing: pooping means giving off your scent and being prone to predators finding you, so they tend to hold it in for a while.

    Hmm didn't realize that. Understandably why they would do that tho. Thanks!

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KevinK View Post
    Unfortunately BP's do not have access to Taco Bell so it can be a while.....

    Lmao! Life would be so much easier if they did have Taco Bell. A system flush would occur like clock-work. I know I had to install a seat belt on my toilet for that very reason.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Knowell View Post
    When I found one of my little guys looking like this gave him a warm soak and he let er' rip.https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...aa7041947d.jpg

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

    Ahh yes, I see it. Thanks for the photo reference and advice!
  • 12-20-2018, 09:26 PM
    DandD
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    Also he’s gonna do it at the most inconvenient time in the most inconvenient place making the biggest mess possible
  • 12-20-2018, 11:03 PM
    Bogertophis
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shayne View Post
    ...Hmm didn't realize that. Understandably why they would do that tho...

    Young snakes are eating smaller, younger prey that is mostly digestible. As snakes grow & eat larger prey, that prey has larger bones, more fur/feathers, and possibly
    some indigestible stuff in their own gut (like seeds, etc) that ends up making more "roughage" & thus more stool.

    So a baby snake eating pinkie mice may take a while to make very much stool...see? You tend to see more urates than stool at first. You'd be surprised at how
    often we are asked here if someone's young snake is constipated. ;)
  • 12-21-2018, 10:18 PM
    bhsurf4
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    In my experience, he’s gonna poop when you decide to handle him or take him out and set him down on your furniture!
  • 12-21-2018, 10:43 PM
    Shayne
    Re: BP Pooping....When?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DandD View Post
    Also he’s gonna do it at the most inconvenient time in the most inconvenient place making the biggest mess possible

    LOL! Kinda what I was expecting. When we were at the expo. a couple weeks ago, one of them pooped on my daughter. She was gagging. lol

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Young snakes are eating smaller, younger prey that is mostly digestible. As snakes grow & eat larger prey, that prey has larger bones, more fur/feathers, and possibly
    some indigestible stuff in their own gut (like seeds, etc) that ends up making more "roughage" & thus more stool.

    So a baby snake eating pinkie mice may take a while to make very much stool...see? You tend to see more urates than stool at first. You'd be surprised at how
    often we are asked here if someone's young snake is constipated. ;)

    Sound advice. Thanks.

    Mine is 6 months old and eating lg. adult mice now, so his poop should start packing a bit more "punch", shall we say?

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bhsurf4 View Post
    In my experience, he’s gonna poop when you decide to handle him or take him out and set him down on your furniture!

    Lmao! Yep, kinda what I'm getting ready for. Good thing we love those slithering lil' suckers.
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