My snake hasn't pooped in 6 months!
Hi I'm new here.. So my female ball python hasn't pooped in 6 months. And I've been a little worried because she hasn't eaten in about 3 months (we've tried everything). I had her checked out and everything was fine they said she was perfectly healthy! Why hasn't she pooped yet from her last meal? I don't understand. She doesn't seem constipated, I see her drinking a lot lately. And today I put her in the tub to soak and weirdly she liked it today lol. Any suggestions or advice?
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Well, if nothing goes in, then nothing comes out. More than likely she passed her last meal and it has been over looked. If you must though, then yes a thorough cleaning and heavy "rainfall" will usually get the desired feces.
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What he said--->>>>>
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Physician&Snakes
Well, if nothing goes in, then nothing comes out. More than likely she passed her last meal and it has been over looked. If you must though, then yes a thorough cleaning and heavy "rainfall" will usually get the desired feces.
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Ballpython3
And I've been a little worried because she hasn't eaten in about 3 months (we've tried everything).
How big is she? What have you tried feeding her?
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Ballpython3
I know that if nothing goes in then nothing can come out. What I'm trying to say is she's eaten in the last 6 months she ate may June July 6 times and still hasn't pooped from that.
Is there a possibility of you missing/forgetting the defecation? Some specimens will release after a good shower...heavy misting of the cage.
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No I'm sure I haven't missed anything! That's why I'm worried. She has peed but not pooped.
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Physician&Snakes
Is there a possibility of you missing/forgetting the defecation? Some specimens will release after a good shower...heavy misting of the cage.
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Not sure of the weight right now. She's a very finicky eater she would only eat live white rats, but she wasn't taking them so we tried f/t rats.. Nope! Then we tried a mouse & a pre-killed soft fur mouse still nothing so then we decided last week to try a gerbil and she still didn't eat even that.
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PitOnTheProwl
What is her weight and what are you feeding her?
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Ballpython3
Not sure of the weight right now. She's a very finicky eater she would only eat live white rats, but she wasn't taking them so we tried f/t rats.. Nope! Then we tried a mouse & a pre-killed soft fur mouse still nothing so then we decided last week to try a gerbil and she still didn't eat even that.
What size of rats? I am going to guess small or medium?
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It seems that once I started feeding my ghost bigger meals,he craps once a week on avg,some times more or less,but my black pastel is a poop machine,he poops all over the place,in his hide,on top of the hides,in the coco husk..he poops atleast one time a week,seems to never fail. But he's a sloppy little guy,lol
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Ball python,you need to get a scale..I have one mainly to track my snakes progress in weight and specifically if ihe goes off of feed ,u wanna make sure he isn't losing a Ton of weight etc.i got an accutek postal digital scale off of eBay for $15.00 shipped...comes in a few colors,black,silver,green.blue,pink etc...weighs up to 50lbs and weighs in kgs,grams and lbs
