Uhg... Why won't you poop??!?!?

Since I got here, my little Hypo has eaten every Monday and pooped every Saturday (sometimes Friday or Sunday). Three weeks ago she went into shed and I wasn't expecting anything until after. Fast forward a week (She ate while in blue) and she has now shed, but still nothing. Then this week she ate and still nothing.

I'm not sure how long is considered normal to go without pooping for a boa, though she did pass urates once. I am thinking about giving here a short soak because that has caused bowel movements before.

Thoughts? Am I just worrying about nothing?

My bp hasn't pooped in 1 month.. Passing urates weekly tho..

You are prob worrying about nothing. Imagine how blood python owners feel waiting up to 9 months sometimes

My little guy usually holds his for 3+ weeks or so. I wouldn't sweat it if I were you.

It seems like its been a while since my BP last pooped as well. Starting to get a little concerned because it seems to me that his shape isn't quite right, but I could be paranoid. He took a f/t rat fuzzie tonight, so I won't be able to post a pic for a couple of days. Just wondering if it normal for them to go weeks without going, and look rather fat.

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Originally Posted by mackynz

Thoughts? Am I just worrying about nothing?

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I wouldn't worry about it.

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Originally Posted by yellowbelly76

Just wondering if it normal for them to go weeks without going, and look rather fat.

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Yep, that's normal. Some will get "sausage butt" too right before they go (their back half will look really big and swollen like a sausage).

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Originally Posted by ludedor24

You are prob worrying about nothing. Imagine how blood python owners feel waiting up to 9 months sometimes

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Hahaha im going through this right now! Still waiting on my borneo 6 months and counting... where is he putting it! He still eats every week.

You can soak him, it should be a problem unless he starts looking sausagey.

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

I wouldn't worry about it.

Yep, that's normal. Some will get "sausage butt" too right before they go (their back half will look really big and swollen like a sausage).

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Originally Posted by sissysnakes

Hahaha im going through this right now! Still waiting on my borneo 6 months and counting... where is he putting it! He still eats every week.

You can soak him, it should be a problem unless he starts looking sausagey.

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Yep, agreed. He'll go when he's ready. Having said that, though, a short soak won't hurt, so you could try it. But if that's doesn't bring on a poop, try not to worry about it. :gj:

My ball eats a small rat every week and hasn't pooped in about a month, I don't know where they put it lol

Thanks guys, I always worry about stupid things. Now I just have to worry about here going on me when I'm holding here :rolleyes:

aaaand we have defecation! Looked like a small dog got in there.

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Originally Posted by mackynz

aaaand we have defecation! Looked like a small dog got in there.

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Hahaha bet that was fun! Im pretty sure that when the borneo finally goes im going to be wondering if my roommate played a horrible practical joke on me lol

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I guess my main concern is that, he looks like he won't be able to eat much more. That sausage look is probably over 1/2 of his body, and the rat fuzzies look big enough that i fear he won't have room for more if he doesn't poop soon. He's about 4 months old or so (bought him at an expo early December), and I want to have him around for a while.

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Originally Posted by yellowbelly76

I guess my main concern is that, he looks like he won't be able to eat much more. That sausage look is probably over 1/2 of his body, and the rat fuzzies look big enough that i fear he won't have room for more if he doesn't poop soon. He's about 4 months old or so (bought him at an expo early December), and I want to have him around for a while.

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Yours is a ball python and not a boa, right? If so, I would not worry about it. You can try soaking him for a short time, but if he wants to eat, he can eat. Boas are slightly more touchy with digestion, so I wouldn't necessarily advise that if he were a boa with a sausage butt like that, but a ball python should be fine.

Yes, he is a ball python...my first. Unfortunately, I didn't see a similar thread in the BP forum, so I weighed in here. Thanks all for the advice. I'll give him a little more time, and then try a soak to see if that stimulates anything. Like I said, I just want to ensure that he is healthy, and sticks around for a while.

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Originally Posted by yellowbelly76

Yes, he is a ball python...my first. Unfortunately, I didn't see a similar thread in the BP forum, so I weighed in here. Thanks all for the advice. I'll give him a little more time, and then try a soak to see if that stimulates anything. Like I said, I just want to ensure that he is healthy, and sticks around for a while.

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No problem! We are glad to help no matter where you post, lol! I don't think you have anything to worry about. BPs often get a sausage butt with no trouble. But a 10-20min soak every 2-3 days won't hurt him so you could go ahead and try that. :gj:

In my experience if you are feeding just the right size there isn't much waste left so they hold onto it for a while with my boas I feed once every two weeks or after a deification if it comes with in that third week I generally do not wait any longer than 3 weeks to at least offer the food but my boas are older my BP well they are young eat like champs and I just watch and note their deification because it could be consistent for a month or two then they may hold onto it for a while.

I think I read somewhere average to expect is once every 4-6 weeks it could be shorter or longer.

Unless you start feeling a "hard solid" mass in their lower end (and when I say "hard solid" as in the mass is thick and dry enough inside them that it actually restricts their own muscle movement in that area - then you worry about impaction) I wouldn't worry to much though a soak can never hurt in luke warm water be prepared that this in itself may bring on a poop in what ever you are soaking in.

This fact has led me to keep a soaking tub specifically for this that can be cleaned thoroughly and sterilized. (had a baby bp when I first owned snakes who we soaked and because of her size decide to use a medium size piece of tupperware from the kitchen it got thrown away)

I gave my yellowbelly BP a soak, and he did go, FINALLY. However, I did notice that most of what came out was a yellow/brown/green liquid (looked liquid, but he was in water). The poo itself was surprisingly small, but then all this liquid came out, and his "sausage butt" sort of deflated. I presume this is normal, but what is it?

He def eats like a champ. He was more than willing to accept a f/t rat fuzzie, after having fed him live mice hoppers since e got him. He's been on f/t for a over a month now, and he does not hesitate to strike when offered. I saw a chart that suggested a rat fuzzie was about th equivalent to a mouse hopper, and I was fortunate that my local pet shop, which normally has to order young rat, had a female that gave birth. I bought th entir litter once they hit fuzzie stage, and had the, frozen (the pet shop did the freezing for me).

Im going to go a better job of tracking his meals, and defications, so that I have a better idea of what's going on with him. Thanks everybody for your advice.