No poop?

Hello all! I have had my sweet lil male BP for 4 weeks now. I haven't been able to locate any poop. This is concerning to me. He has eaten 3 times.

What size prey are you feeding? They prey is likely too small and is being used up entirely for growth and there's nothing left to poop out.

Hi,

They can go for quite a while between poops ( especially on small meals ).

I always look toward their back end before handling to see if it seems swollen near the vent ( I call it "sausage butt" ).

But the quickest way I know to get poop is to sit them on something expensive or clean their cage. :rolleyes:

I'm jealous...where can I get snakes that don't poop? ;)

I swear my Poki Suri didn't poop for the first year. He used up pretty much everything. 2.5 years now and doing awesome.

It can take 2 weeks like it can take 8, it depends on several thing.

Food intake, growth, metabolism.

Unless there is a persistent bulge near the cloaca you animal will be fine.

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Originally Posted by cletus

I swear my Poki Suri didn't poop for the first year. He used up pretty much everything. 2.5 years now and doing awesome.

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My Borneo STP is good for two, maybe three poops a year. But that's pretty common with short tails.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

I'm jealous...where can I get snakes that don't poop? ;)

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Get yourself a short tail python. No more than 4 poops a year :D

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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453

...Get yourself a short tail python. No more than 4 poops a year :D

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4 explosions a year, you mean...? :rofl: I'll pass, & besides, I have more than enough snakes! (19) And this year, I'm NOT INCUBATING ANY 'infertile' eggs, no matter how
good they look! :O

Thanks guys! He is about 10 months old and 18 or so inches long. I just moved him from rat pups to extra small rats this week. Hopefully he will show me some poop soon. 😂💩 Not sure when he had his last shed or how often they shed. I've had him for 4 weeks now.

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Originally Posted by Kerimac

... Not sure when he had his last shed or how often they shed. I've had him for 4 weeks now.

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They shed when they out-grow their old skin, & that depends on available food & enough warmth for digestion. Young snakes that are well-fed (as in captivity with good care) shed more frequently than older snakes, & they continue to shed their whole lives but it slows way down when they're really old. For example, one snake I had that was very old was only shedding once every year & a half.