Will a bpb lie in its own feces

I'm a new owner and I was just wondering since our snakes spend so much time on their hides is it common for them to poo in it and just waddle around in it til you clean it up or are they cleaner and take care of biz outside the hide? or a mix? in mommy two experiences I got poo'd on and the other outside the tub...jus asking...thx

I haven't had mine lie in it, they normally leave their faeces and urates right on the edge on the inside. Some will leave the hide and no go in until it is cleaned, others stay in the hide regardless.

Most of mine have pooped in a corner and then left it alone. However, I have a super messy black butter who will slither through it and smear everything.. every time.... :rage:

I don't think they would. Our newest baby will use ''the bathroom'' right outside on or near his hot hide, while my other bp will for some reason always urine's on my wife :P

Mine will poo in the corners of their enclosures outside of the hides.

Yup,

Some of them will also seemingly take great delight in smearing it all over the sides, lid and vents of their enclosures - we call those poo-casso's. :P

In my experience, most snakes seem rather unconcerned about feces in their cage though I do have a few that will outright avoid coming in contact with their own stool. Younger snakes and the adult males of various species are likely to musk out of the basic "fight or flight" response...I have a male retic about 4ft that likes to give me a "fresh coat" and beat my dog as far as shear volume and stream of urine goes :O . Either way, as long as you spot clean on a daily basis and keep your bedding smelling fresh, you will have little to worry about.

All of my BP's go in the corner of their tubs except for my Spotnose Pinstripe girl. She will go right where she lays and stay coiled around it. Half the time you wouldn't even know it was there if you didn't pick her up to check. She does the same thing with sheds too.

Well, I can tell you I haven't referred to my BPs as "pee-pee snakes" for nothing. http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...tender/meh.gif
For an animal with super smelling abilities, they seem to have no trouble with coating themselves with faeces and urine when the opportunity presents itself. Boots in particular likes to turn around and investigate her excrement shortly after letting it loose.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Yup,

Some of them will also seemingly take great delight in smearing it all over the sides, lid and vents of their enclosures - we call those poo-casso's. :P

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This! I've had to clean a few * masterpieces * myself!!! LOL

I just posted something the other day about this...my guy leaves unrates and sometimes craps in his hide. If he craps in his hide,he won't go back in til I clean it..he never chills in his poo. That's just pretty disgusting.

My little guy goes where ever. We've found it in his hide, in the corners of the cage and once right flat out in plain view. He doesn't roll in it or tail paint, though, at least not yet. He does let SBDs. OMG, they are eye watering.

One of mine will poo in his hide and remain outside till its cleaned, the others go to the front of the tub

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Mine goes in 1 particular corner of her enclosure. Every time same place for pee and poo. I don't have to go hunting for it lol. A friends bp paints with hers and gets it on as many places as she can. Its so nasty.

Well he just came out of his hide and he looked like he shed,which he did but also took a dump.


proud of my boy,first time he shed one piece,sorry to get off topic,I'm a proud dad :)

http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b7450c9.jpg

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

Well he just came out of his hide and he looked like he shed,which he did but also took a dump.


proud of my boy,first time he shed one piece,sorry to get off topic,I'm a proud dad :)

http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b7450c9.jpg

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Thank you for only taking a picture of the shed, saw enough snake poo today. lol!

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Originally Posted by dr del

Yup,

Some of them will also seemingly take great delight in smearing it all over the sides, lid and vents of their enclosures - we call those poo-casso's. :P

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:rofl:Bummer

I've never experienced this. Mine just poos on the edges inside the hide. His hides a little big so he may rub against it when he stretches out in there but I've never found him wearing it or anything.. Nevermind painting his tank with it.. Haha

Mine poop in corners and avoid it like the devil for the most part.

Then one day my albino pooped in his hide and just couldn't live without his hide for the night, so I woke up to a brown snake.

If tali is hanging outside her hides for a long period of time, its a really good indicator that she's left me a "present" in one of them 9_9

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Only one of mine really does, the rest either go in a corner or in one hide and then they use the other hide. The one that will lie in it is, of course, almost white. Perhaps he wants a pattern like the rest of my collection...???

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Only one of mine really does, the rest either go in a corner or in one hide and then they use the other hide. The one that will lie in it is, of course, almost white. Perhaps he wants a pattern like the rest of my collection...???

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O..M..G...I have the same thing!! I have a big ivory male named Krimpet who I nickname My little "*insert bad word rhyming with spit*-diver". I SWEAR he loves shoving his face in his own poo. He has poo smears all over his head, nose, cheeks and neck...50% of the time, before I wipe him off. He also likes to smear his poo all over his hides and around his water bowl. I dunno how he does it, or why. My albino male Mikeeto is almost just as bad, but instead of his face, he smears it all over the rest of his body. Most of my snakes poop on one side, then go as far away from it, looking at me as if to say "Haaaay! Lady! You gonna get that??!! It stinks in here!!" But with Krimpet, I just dunno....

* Im afraid of whats gonna happen when I get BELs :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by dr del

Yup,

Some of them will also seemingly take great delight in smearing it all over the sides, lid and vents of their enclosures - we call those poo-casso's. :P

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:8: poo-cassos......that made me lol forreal. :P

My two biggest ones have a great habit of pooping in their hides. Usually on the warm side. So if I see either of them hanging out in their cool side hides for more then a couple of hours I know there is a mess on the warm side lol. My little ones so far seem to prefer pooping in the corners of their enclosures.