How long do u let poo sit before cleaning??

I just cleaned his tank the other day, fed last nite, and today there are 2 nice logs of turds and they are right beside and inside one of his hides. I just fed him a big rat last nite and dont want to spook him until hes is good and digested. Usually when i see poo, i clean it asap. Should i be cleaning it now or wait till he has time to fully digest?

I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you just scoop em out real quick.

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Originally Posted by chris4554

I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you just scoop em out real quick.

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Thats what i was thinking but i just dont want to scare him, hes been great, last thing i need is a regurge!

I clean cages as i see it. Ive had one female poop while swallowing her rat.

Once she got the rat down i cleaned her cage.

If I'm working with newspaper as my substrate I clean the tub and replace the paper right when I see anything. If I have a substrate like cypress or bark, I'll spot clean if it's not on the tub. My only exception is during breeding they can defecate and I might let it sit for a bit as not to disturb the breeding. Then when I see a chance, I'll spot clean.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

I clean cages as i see it. Ive had one female poop while swallowing her rat.

Once she got the rat down i cleaned her cage.

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HAHA...i guess she went from E to F in a hurry.

It won't hurt to clean up after they've eaten. Just gently scoop the snake out and set them someplace secure (like a small tub with a lid)...then clean quickly...and gently replace the snake. So long as you're not playing with the critter, threatening or antagonizing it...it's highly unlikely a little necessary movement will cause an issue.

As always Judy has this one. I'd just add make sure you support the body well, I personally use a small container as temp holding and will often place the whole container in the enclosure and let the snake leave on its own.

I clean up all messes as soon as they are noticed.

sounds great. Im was just kinda worried cuz i upped his prey size, and hes got a nice bulge in his tummy from his food, thats all.

I check and clean snakes everyday. They poop, I clean.

i check water and spot clean everyday.:snake:

I feed in a different enclosure. I've never had a regurge from moving snakes after they've eaten. Just be sure to support his body and move him slowly.

I don't let poop sit without attending to it. They poop/pee, I clean.

I clean tubs once a week. With 100+ snakes to clean, feed, breed and keep records on it's very difficult to check each and every tub everyday for a turd..now I do have some babies that love to dump their water over and thus go swimming every other day those guys get cleaned no doubt, but in a 41qt tub a poop two days away from cleaning day isn't a huge issue.