Shedding/feces question

I got my baby ball python last week, from a friend of a friend, and he said she was in shed. I have read the shedding process and know it can take about 10 days...but yesterday I looked into the cage...and in the corner there were 2 colors of "logs" lol...so I'm guess poop and pee? The first was brown, and the second a whitish color...when I scooped them out, the brown was very hard and wouldn't give, and the white broke a little when I picked it up...needless to say, the cage smelled horrible.

I know I'm not supposed to feed the snake until she sheds, but the hide I provided is a kleenex box, and I can't see thru it...would it be okay to take it out to see if the shed is in there?

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Originally Posted by beachvibesbyeff

I got my baby ball python last week, from a friend of a friend, and he said she was in shed. I have read the shedding process and know it can take about 10 days...but yesterday I looked into the cage...and in the corner there were 2 colors of "logs" lol...so I'm guess poop and pee? The first was brown, and the second a whitish color...when I scooped them out, the brown was very hard and wouldn't give, and the white broke a little when I picked it up...needless to say, the cage smelled horrible.

I know I'm not supposed to feed the snake until she sheds, but the hide I provided is a kleenex box, and I can't see thru it...would it be okay to take it out to see if the shed is in there?

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yea it'll be ok to remove the hide and see if its in there. LOL and if your snake will eat in shed then you can feed in shed. I have several that eat in shed. I love it keeps them on a better schedule.

hope this helped

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Originally Posted by beachvibesbyeff

...but yesterday I looked into the cage...and in the corner there were 2 colors of "logs" lol...so I'm guess poop and pee?

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Yep! Snake "pee" is called a urate, and is white and chalky once it is dry. A fresh urate will be the consistency of a thick paste. If your snake just eliminated, and really was in a shed cycle, it is likely that she already shed.

-Evan

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

Yep! Snake "pee" is called a urate, and is white and chalky once it is dry. A fresh urate will be the consistency of a thick paste. If your snake just eliminated, and really was in a shed cycle, it is likely that she already shed.

-Evan

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...so the brown is the poop I'm guessing? haha

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Originally Posted by beachvibesbyeff

...so the brown is the poop I'm guessing? haha

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Looks like poop smells like poop....Got to be poop :D

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Looks like poop smells like poop....Got to be poop :D

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Nothing like the smell of fresh snake poop! I find it to be a distinct odor...

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Nothing like the smell of fresh snake poop! I find it to be a distinct odor...

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Agreed.... No other smell quite like it.