Not pooping

my nine month old albino is getting severely backed up. She has evacuated once on her own, but I have had to massage her to help every other time. What are some possible problems/solutions.

What makes you think she is "backed up"??? They really dont deficate that often as a rule. I believe if you have the temps right and the humidity correct - she should go poop when she feels the need. I've never had to manipulate that sitaution before.

Maybe someone else with more experience on this can chime in. The only thing I've ever heard about that is possibly soaking them but I've also heard that is not necessary.

How long have you had her? How often are you helping her? I'm assuming you can visibly see that she is backed up.

What is your setup like? How often and what are you feeding? How much does she weigh?

Some ball pythons like to hold it for a while. I have some that will hold it for weeks and drop a large load when they shed.

We need a little more info before we can tell you how to help her.

When my Pin was eating hoppers, she would poop very regularly (strictly once a week) but after I switched to rats she now poops like every 3-4 weeks

At first I was scared as hell and even considered soaking her, and helping her out (yuck), but she showed me she could handle it :P




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have had her for eight months, she was a hatchling. Helped her four times, and she has "taken care of business" once, on her own. However, she did have a little left after the last massage/soak. Sh passed that, herself, as well. She eats two small live adult mice a week. I have her in a small tank(which is what all my BP's are in similar tanks), temp is @ 84 and humidity is around 70. I had to tube feed her for the first two months, so since she has been eating mice, her weight has shot up. She is right around 185 gms.

How is the tank heated? try soaking it in the bathtub, more room to swim around. Get things moving along. My wife always makes me disinfect the tub after I let them swim around in there for some reason.

Before you massaged her was she boated and lumpy looking? or distended and soft airy feeling like a loose balloon?

It is un common for royals to become constipated they can and do but it is uncommon. I have actually had one that was (xray to verify) I am wondering if there is a problem or not they sometimes go ages not pooping. I think I have had an adult go 4 or 5 months. It is a theory that stress can prolong pooping.I can't say for sure but it is either a issue that a vet and a few xrays need to resolve, or it is a nervous owner issue. I can't make a judgement of which it is you must take a step back and ask your self if in between pooping did the snake look normal or did it become abnormal looking. My experience the snake is unquestionably odd looking and would not be mistaken for normal.

How often are you feeding? I would say at nine months and 185g she is under weight so she maybe using everything a mouse gives nutrion wise. I recommand changing her over to rat pups.

uth and overhead lamp. lamp is 12 on 12 off, uth is 24/7. again temp stays around 79 at night and 85-90 during the day.humidity is 65-85. She was distended, completly solid. I had a Mojave that passed earlier this year(2 months old) because he could not "pass." The mojave had multiple birth defects, and it was given to me for free. My failed attempt at a rescue. :(

my vet said to increase the feedings to force it out. that only worked once.

Well the leading cause of constipation is dehydration. Have you tried Doing a soak at 88.f and manually trying to help her pass it?


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my vet said to increase the feedings to force it out. that only worked once.

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that makes no sense at all. Did your vet Xray the snake? and did he/she administer a laxative?

In my case it was caused by accidental substrate ingestion (cyprus mulch) she has one eye and very poor aim. I'd also suggest a fecal (when you have the chance) parasites can cause constipation issues as well.

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