My BP seems to be constipated

i have not found any droppings in the tank what so ever and he has eaten three meals recently. Im starting to worry that he is having issues pooping. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make that issue go away? Or any other ideas why i am not finding poop?

BPs are not like a cat or dog. They don't go to the bathroom every time they eat. Babies tend to go even less than adults because they are trying to get everything they can out of their food. If you are really concerned about constipation you can soak them in lukewarm water. This usually helps them if they are constipated, but I doubt yours is. They commonly poop when they shed, so l really wouldn't worry until then unless it looks constipated (the tail near the vent may be really swollen).

If your bp was malnourished or dehydrated when you got it, it may be absorbing everything from the prey and leaving no waste to expel. The same could happen if you are feeding too small prey items. How big is the bp (how much does he/she weigh) and what size prey are you feeding?

If you're worried about it, a 15 minute soak in luke-warm water usually gets things moving along...

he was born june 2nd i got him at the end of june he is about 20-22 inches long about an inch to and inch and a quarter in diameter i do not have a scale to weigh him yet but i intend on grabbing one tomorrow. hes eating large hopper mice. he looks like he is about to go into shed his eyes are starting to grey over as well as the top of his head.

He'll do #2 after the shed which he sounds like he's heading into.

I doubt he's constipated then. Babies tend to go less often because they are really utilizing their food. He will most likely poop as he's shedding.

Thanks i really appreciate the help. :banana::banana::banana:

The water should be tepid, luke warm to us is too hot for you snake.

I used to think my guy was constipated, so I started to keep track of his BMs for a while. He only goes about every month and a half, I'd consider it normal for him.

Please don't soak your snake. He's more than likely not constipated.

Bathing him, on the other hand, will cause nothing but stress. Just let him be.

Bathing totally works. My 4 year old female hadn't passed urates in over 2 weeks and hadn't pooped in about a month. She had a perfect shed last Thursday and I was expecting her to go to the bathroom after but she didn't. I figured it was time to try a bath so I got an under bed storage tote with a lid and put about an inch of luke warm water in it. At first she didn't seem to like it but she calmed down after a few minutes and soon after she let 2 weeks of urates out. No giant turds yet but atleast she got something out.

While bathing does work. It's a bit unnecessary unless the animals hasn't pooped in over 2 months or 1 month for hatchlings, that's my rule of thumb anyways. Dehydration is a common cause of constipation. First up your humidity. Then If it's been a while with humidity upped then try a soak at 88.f. Yes this an actual exact suggested temp. I find when people say Luke warm, or tepid. That can mean different things or feel different to different people. 88.f is the temp I use for all soaks. It's the perfect temp. Grab your digital therm out of the tank and put the probe in the water.


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