Still hasn't pooped - should I feed her?

Help, my female ball still hasn't pooped in almost a month - should I still go forward with her weekly feeding tonight??? She also hasn't peed in like 15 days - geez what is going on??

Help.

What's your substrate? How old is she? How much do you feed her?

Hi, I line her cage with the brown indented craft paper. I feed her once a week (she eats three mice). She is an '07 hatchling so the nears as I can tell she is about a year old and she currently weighs about 625grams.

Well, I would still feed her...

She may be backed up, but she still needs nutrition.

Yep- I'd feed her too.
I was just wondering if you were missing the pee or poo because she was little and on aspen or something :)

No, I can always see the poop and pee really easily. I guess I might soak her tonight prior to her feeding to see if she will poop. Have any of you ever had this happen and should I be concerned about this??

Thanks.

Some snakes just like to hold it in, and when you least expect it (mostly right after you clean), they EXPLODE!!!!!

So yes, it happens.

If she is swollen at her vent or close to the tail, and you can feel lumps when you press gently, she will be due to go soon.

So, your best advise would be for me to just be patient with her and not to worry???

Yes...

But if you choose to soak her AND you feel the lumps, you can gradually kneed it out of her if you so choose. It's just not pretty nor is it really necessary unless she is really really really swollen and impacted.

Great - thanks for the advice.

Pick her up and hold her till she grows tired of it. Then she will poop on you.
If that doesn't work put her in a sterilite tub with an inch of water. I keep a tub with a small zoo med UTH on the bottom for just for that. Works for my tortoise and my boas when they dont poop for a while or have a stuck shed.:relax:

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Originally Posted by L.West

No, I can always see the poop and pee really easily. I guess I might soak her tonight prior to her feeding to see if she will poop. Have any of you ever had this happen and should I be concerned about this??

Thanks.

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My girl took almost 6 weeks to poop when she first came home.
She really didnt poop until she shed, and man was it a big smelly one, lol
Even now she only poops once she has about 3-4 meals in her, or right before or during a shed.
She even went twice in one day before, which I found odd, but I guess she just had to go lol

I fed her last night and she was more than ready for her meal - it seems that she actually knows when it is Wednesday night and her feeding night.

No poop yet this morning but I will keep watching her. If something doesn't happen by this weekend I will soak her in some water - hope that works for her.

Never thought I would be happy to clean up poop but at this point I would be thrilled just to know that she is okay.

I've had my ball for just over a week and I never saw any waste in the tank at all. Then I was holding him and petting him a little firmly; because he is having an uneven shed; and I was taking some of the loose skin off. I guess he was pretty relaxed because he pooped while I was holding him. So maybe a gentle massage does help.

I soaked my guy today to get some stuck shed off and he pooped out a good 3 meals while in the water, good thing I caught him doing it and got him out of there asap. Sometimes they just take their sweet time; especially if they're due for a shed. Try a lukewarm soak, trying kneading it and gently coaxing it out, but be prepared. Key word: gently :)
Sometimes, if they're having small sized meals, or multiple feeds in one sitting, it could take a while for them to digest and get it out but it should be okay to feed for the time being unless it's obvious that there's some serious blockage. You'll notice when they look like they're about to pop...
If your temps have been steady, it's probably digesting properly, just needs some time.
Good luck!