kind of worried

Gatordate Method ? .. lol

I am going to try a mouse tonight(sticking w/ live right now since thats what she has always had). Her eyes are back to black now so I think I will try it. I am going to keep soaking her tho, good or bad?
She is very thick and healthy looking. Is there anything thing else that may cause a runny defecation? or is it for sure a Internal Parasite?

Hopefully I can get some pics up soon but have to get a digi camera form a friend.

thanks
JR

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Originally Posted by Marla

I don't mind at all! I had the idea on the spur of the moment one day when I spotted these in the gardening section, and it's worked out really well for me. Better yet, for extra humidity, you can mist it directly without having to spray the snake, it seems to be resistant to mold (makes sense for a plant liner), it's a little scratchy (good for shedding), and the snake loves it. I'd really like to get more feedback on whether they work as well for other folks too.

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It works on all levels!! I was looking for something to add to her enclosure as a 'rub' should she need/want it during her shed, I'm definitely doing this (plus, I have a couple 'in stock' as I use them frequently for my plant collection).....and it looks great too...I'm really digging this idea, can you tell?? :smile:

Renzema, if it was truly a defacation and not urates or both urates and feces, then odds are excellent that it's indicative of parasitic infection. Fortunately that's not usually a big deal to treat, either in terms of effort or expense. I would definitely try to boost her ambient humidity rather than keep soaking her, though, as prolonged soaking can actually be dehydrating rather than rehydrating, and that's counter-productive.

Caren, since you already have a couple "in stock," I'd definitely give it a shot and see how Sophie likes it. I'm looking forward to your report. ;)

Well just went and got a live mouse, yes I know of the risks but she has never seen a frozen mouse. So I thought it more important to get her to eat than to get her on frozen. Well I first tried feeding outside and there was no interested. So I tried feeding inside the tank, it took 1min maybe for the snake to hit,kill,and eat the mouse. So at least some of that worry is gone.
Also I now have an under tank heater so the humditity is now up nice and high w/o a problem. Also got the temp to 88 on the hot side is that a little low?

thanks
JR

hey when a snake defacates, is it supposed to have a white part and then the log also? cuz my snakes remnants vary every now and then. sumtimes he has white clums and its really wet and what not, and the normal times he drops his normal feces. can anyone say what a normal BM is for a snake?

the white clumps are urates .. snakes use as much of the prey item as possible and waste little. Those white clumps are actually the snake version of urine from what I understand. What you described sounds pretty normal from what I have read/experienced but others on here have a lot more snake years than I. :)

As for the temp question: 88 is a bit low for the warm side... ideally the ambient is around 80 -85 and the basking spot is 90-95 deg. F. so 88 is a bit low for the hot side IMO but not so low as to cause an RI - still you should try to up it to around 90 or between 90 and 95. :)

Well since I just added the UTH it is going up, it is at 91 and holding. also she is now sheding her skin. its looking good so far, the head came off all in one and now she is working on getting the body off. I'm amazed that she ate and then about 10min later starts to shed.

thanks
JR

wow awesome. I hope you get a good shed you should if you've got the humidity good. A full one piece shed is a great way to start your relationship haha. My hot stays around 91-92 for the most part I used to have it in the 93-94 range but Icc never used it so I brought it down a touch. Just make sure your cool side doesn't go to 75 or below because that's RI Risk city from what I've read.

okay well the shed is over and it was one good shed, except for the last little bit. so all is good. Now just waiting for next poop to see how it comes out.
So now that the shed is over I can drop my humiditiy down to 60% correct?

thanks for the help
JR