Proper Burm Defecating Etiquette

Usually you can tell when your snake is about to go and then I either dont mess with them or soak them in the tub to help them go. Ive had a retic and a conda go all over my floor and thats not something I enjoy cleaning up. Takes forever to get that smell out of carpet

Thanks for the replies, I'm going to try and hold out longer this time around and take it from there. I think my boy's smarter then thought and I'm just gonna have to give some tough love :D

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Originally Posted by Denial

Usually you can tell when your snake is about to go and then I either dont mess with them or soak them in the tub to help them go. Ive had a retic and a conda go all over my floor and thats not something I enjoy cleaning up. Takes forever to get that smell out of carpet

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Lol, Kate...:8:

If you're worried they'll poop on you, you can plop him down in a tub with lukewarm water. That makes my ball python go, so maybe it'll work on a burm, too?

wow...how much does an 8' long burm crap?

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Originally Posted by tsdsbd

wow...how much does an 8' long burm crap?

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To much

Have you checked the temperature and humidity levels in her cage? Hot temperatures and low humidity levels will increase water evaporation rates that can cause dehydration which in turn can cause your snakes stools to become pretty dry and hard to pass. If you are getting results out of soaking your snake to get her to poop, try increasing the humidity levels and finding a more suitable temperature for the "warm spot" on her cage. The other side of the story on the "warm spot" is that if your snake is constantly on the warmer side of the cage it could be an indicator that the cage is not warm enough, by her constantly staying next to the heat sourse or on the warmer side of the cage she could be dehydrating by too much heat.

I had the same problem with a 16ft Albino Burm that ate 2 large rabbits every other week and very much like a human everytime she got to strech out and move around..... BOOM! (can you imagine the mess?), but it turned out to be just that, once I corrected the temperature and humidity issues she started going more regularly and most importantly in her cage.