Potty Training a BP?

I don't know if I should say this, but I have never had one of my snakes urate or defecate on me while handling. Now, smear it around thr sides of their tubs? of course. But never on me.. and I handle them all regularly.

yeah, the closest i've come to my snakes pooing on me is when we had floyd out one day and he started squiggling ALOT. to the point where it was hard to keep hold. so we put him back and as soon as he hit the substrate, he lifted his tail right up! lol.


i think bearheart may be on to something with the tidyness idea. ours always seem to poo along the edges where they don't ever hang out

All I know is its even worse when ur getting ready to probe one and his butthole puckers with a present on its way while you are in deep concentration way to up close and personal.

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Originally Posted by Fearless

All I know is its even worse when ur getting ready to probe one and his butthole puckers with a present on its way while you are in deep concentration way to up close and personal.

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I had to laugh. It was impossible not too!
Way to funny! :teevee:

yep, as soon as i get worried about my bp not pooping, I take her out and bang, there it is, she will poop on me!!!! I think she thinks that I am her potty. No warm baths, just put her on my lap. It is a sure bet!!!!

So far, my ball python has only went into his half-log hide to poo. I guess he feels more secure doing his business in there, and also, he doesn't use the half-log as his main hide.

Well my poor Ball Python still has to turd whenever I take her out...

I almost put her outside with the real animals last week *jj* But I was some angry!

I had her out for only FIVE minutes. She had eaten like 4 days ago and I wanted to measure her and try and weight her.
So I took her out and she seemed kinda chubby, so I figured she was gonna blow soon. "Eventually you will learn what the warning signs are" so I didnt plan on playing with her long at all... I threw her around my neck and walked into mom's closet to find a piece of sewing thread to meaure her with and once I bent over. SPLAT! :eek: :mad: ALL over me in my work (dress) clothing, all over the bloody carpet and on a few plactic bags. So I spent almost an hour scrubing the carpet...
So in the end I didnt get to measure or weight her... What a waste of time...

and she NEVER goes in the tank, unless she sheds then she will go then.

WHY ME! WHY! WHY did I get the poopy snake! LOL!

Outta 10 poos, maybe 3-4 are actaully in the tank... The rest just happen at the worst times...
You think she is trying to do this on purpose. I do! LOL *jj*

Go hold her over the toilet :) Just grab her, run quickly to the bathroom, and hang her over the toilet. Maybe she'll get the point, hehe.

I know one of my boys, if I go to pop him, he'll wee on me. So.. I just don't pop him.

I have only one BP...but he's never defecated or urinated on me while I've had him out for handling. He also is very clean. When he poops/pees/urates in his tub, he NEVER stays in that spot. He usually does it under a hide or in a corner, and then moves to the other side of the tub until I've cleaned up. :) I think that's just how he is. I've heard enough stories about other BPs that like to smear things around and get filthy after a poo... :D Each snake's an individual, for sure!

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Go hold her over the toilet :) Just grab her, run quickly to the bathroom, and hang her over the toilet. Maybe she'll get the point, hehe.

I know one of my boys, if I go to pop him, he'll wee on me. So.. I just don't pop him.

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Thanks for the tip. Next time she turds on me I'm gonna give her a swirly! lol

I actaully put her in the bathtub after she went everywhere and then realized... AH! There was no plug in the drain! AHHH so I rushed back but she hadn't moved anyway, and I took her out of the tub! I wanted to give her a bath. She didnt smell very good afterwards. YUCK!