ball pythons second feed he swallowed bum first what's your input on this please

How often do your snakes poo I can't find any of his poo anywhere from his first feed his water bowl is changed daily as I've read they like to do it in there but not seen any and if searched all ever and in both hides and not seen any yet

Mexecutioner:How often do your snakes poo I can't find any of his poo anywhere from his first feed his water bowl is changed daily as I've read they like to do it in there but not seen any and if searched all ever and in both hides and not seen any yet" They don't do it very often, depends on the snake. Mine does it about every two weeks if she's been eating. Sometimes she will just do a urate or its everything at once. She's never used her water bowl but that's just her preference.

I'll just keep an eye out for it to happen then I've just read that one guy has a ball python and his only does it once every 5 to 6 week and I've just read that young balls won't poo as often because they will get the most out of there meal when young

My Bredli Python once swallowed a mouse sideways - she got it by the middle and folded it in half as it went down. It was smaller than she usually got, but looked like she'd swallowed a baseball. Rump-first is no big deal.


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Originally Posted by Mexecutioner

I've not weighed or taken any notes on his length what he is 3 and half month old when would you say to move on from rat pups or does it just come down strictly to the size he's grown also I've not found any poo yet from his last feed one week ago so gonna leave him 2 days to digest properly then try let him soak in some warm water I've read this can help his bowel movement would you agree on this

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You want prey that is about the size of the widest part of the belly. Or, 10% to 20% of their weight.
Baby's are really good at using everything they eat, so it's normal to not find poop often.

My hatchling hit 202g and poo'd only once since getting her and could get the fuzzy down in about 2 mins, so we moved her up to weaned rat pups.
After the first one there was a big poop. Her pups range between 24g and 45g (10 to 20% of her body weight.) She's now 235g, so the weaned pups are perfect for her.

I'd suggest getting a digital scale from Walmart to take weights. Until then, just go with prey roughly the size of the widest part of the hatchling. (I've been told this rule and the 10 to 20 percent rule no longer applies after they reach 500g.)

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Originally Posted by zina10

She ALWAYS grabs it right by the head, constricts and then proceeds to look it over and over for a long time. After which she tries to swallow bum first. Or sideways. Or grabs a FOOT first. Sigh....I can't stand to watch her eat, it drives me crazy.

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Mine did this the other day on her second mouse - I was quietly freaking out hoping she'd figure it out after letting go a couple times and re-positioning - down it went. But like you said...geeesh I was going crazy.

Thanks for sharing your experience as it made me feel better to know I'm not the only one.