No solid poo

So my het pie George has poo'ed 2 times since i have gotten him and they have been a stinky puddle of not much solid black goop... normal?? Or am i just being a worried dad?

And what should i use to get the stink out of his tub? Is dish soap ok to use? Dont habe an extra to put him in while it drys out so he will have to go right back in it when im done.. juat rinsed it out as of now. But it is stinky.

When I got my first ball he was extremely under fed. His first poop was not formed and was a huge mess. Since then they have all been formed....not sure exactly..but if it continues he could have a parasite..?? Hope some more experienced owners reply for you.

He still has not eaten and has pooped 3 times. Worried about him... just need to know if i should be worried or not.

Double check temps, hides etc.....basically overall cage conditions. The little high white pied girl I got from Petsmart on black Friday was said to be a problem feeder and they had to assist feed her yet today after 2 days of having her, she went crazy and struck and ate a live pinkie mouse. How long have you had George? I'd give it a month or so before I'd really get worried and set up a vet visit. Give him time to get his system sorted out and everything to get back on track. Also if you have a regular reptile vet you see, a lot of times you can get a fecal container from them and just drop off a fresh fecal to get checked.

I have had him about a month. He ate fine when i brought him home. His temps and humidity are fine.

Well if his temps are fine and he has eaten since you brought him home, then my guess would be parasites as those can cause really smelly, runny poop. Like I said if you have a regular vet you use, you can probably stop by and get a fecal container and drop off a fecal to get checked for whatever they charge. Otherwise you will have to take him in for a full checkup which when I had that done for my beardie, ran about $200. You can also wait another month to see if it gets more solid. My red tail had softer than normal and a bit smellier than normal poops when I got her but it cleared up in about a month. I figured it was just new home stress.

Ya im going to give him some more time. Try maybe leaving a f/t over night.. cause he seems to be scared of the live. Will just smell them then back away and go hide... so i leave it in there for 45 mins and he just stays in his hide. So im just gonna try a few different things before i get to worried.

I guess im just paranoid cause i looked at georges chart and it has only been 11 days since he has eaten. Ha ha just worried cause my other 2 babies are munching down and growing fast. He has lost 10gs since i weighed him last. The other 2 have put on 40gs

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Still hasnt eaten since the day after i got him home. Tried a f/t rat pup over night. Failed. Today i tried a smaller pray went down to a hopper and he still acted interested but when it came nose to nose george would take off and hide.

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Losing 10g in 11 days is not a good sign if he is a baby. Especially combined with runny, really smelly poop. Sounds to me like parasites. How much did he weigh before? Maybe someone else with more knowledge on BPs can chime in on it but using the guideline for boas as well as bearded dragons which I have both of and have had awhile, losing that much weight in such a short time assuming the animal is only a couple hundred grams to start with as well as the runny, smelly poop is warning signs of parasites and probably a vet visit.

Hey Greg,

Please take him to your vet tomorrow. More than likely, a cloacal wash would reveal Trichomonas under a microscope. He needs metronidazole immediately or it will kill him. Have a vet mix up the proper dosing if that is what he finds. You will more than likely dose with a tube of the appropriate size.

If you have a newb reptile vet, properly dosing metronidazole cannot harm your snake. At this point, it may be your only option to save him.

Depending on his overall size (which I know nothing about based on this thread), they don't have much time from the time they start with frequent running bowels. Dosing can be stressful but balls can rebound within days of first dosing and start eating again.

Trichomoniasis is transferable, so please quarantine accordingly. Mixing rats he didn't eat perhaps with others, you might have a larger problem. However; all curable with metronidazole (flagyl)


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ok. so back from the vet. i guess he had worms pretty bad from the very small amount of poo they got out of him. but gave him meds and gave me meds to give him the next 5 days. so im hoping he will start feeling better. he is going to go back in to the vet in 2 weeks for another check up just to make sure everything else is looking normal. :) thanks for the help guys i really appreciate it.

Yay for vet! Yay for YOU taking him to the vet!

Oh and yay for letting us know how he's doing!

Just another update. Gave George his meds this morning. Left him alone all day after that and threw a hopper in at dark and came back 20 mins and the hopper was nowhere to be found. Only 4 more days of meds, but he seems to be doing better.

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He will be good to go now. Good job.


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This is great news! Thanks for the update :)

Wonderful!

Awesome!!


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