ok now i think i need to be worried!!!

its been about 5 mice now that my little guy has eaten in the past month and he stilll has not pooped... i asked this before and everyone told me that it wasnt a big deal. but now that he has eaten 5 mice and still no poop.... i think there is a problem..... please correct me if im wrong. thanks everyone

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its been about 5 mice now that my little guy has eaten in the past month and he stilll has not pooped... i asked this before and everyone told me that it wasnt a big deal. but now that he has eaten 5 mice and still no poop.... i think there is a problem..... please correct me if im wrong. thanks everyone

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depending on how much it breaks it down it can be quite a while before it will defecate. unless you notice some bulging or fluid retention i wouldn't be worried.

what size is the snake and what size is the pray? also if your feeding too small they may not defecate for a long period as they have nothing to defecate with.

How large is the snake? Weight, or a picture next to like a pop can would help.

My point is, if he is a large snake, a mouse is hardly a meal, but if he is a baby, and his last half of him looks big and bloated, something could be wrong.

If neither, then he is likely fine.

well we just moved him to bigger mice. and he is just a baby. born in october. there is not a bulge towards the end of him.... but he has only eaten like 3 small feeders....

To go a month or more without defecating is not unusual at all. This does not mean that your snake is constipated. I will suggest that you increase the heating in your tank a bit. Ball Pythons need heat of 80 - 85 F during the day, with a basking spot of around 90 F .Night time temperatures can fall to around 75 F as long as an area of 80 F is maintained. Snakes store waste for periods of time, so don't think that every time you feed your snake it should defecate. Snakes don't have the metabolism of mammals (cold blooded). That's not how their systems operate. snakes need heat to digest where as humans dont we can breakdown food if we are hot or cold. What kind of heating are you using? is it a under tank heater or a heat lamp? remember ball pythons need belly heat and there is no need for a heat lamp.

you can try placing ur snake in warm water for a bit no hotter than 85F i had a mite problem a while back and bathed my snakes to drown the mites i found alot if not all my snakes pooped after bein in the warm water for about 15 minutes, im not sayin it'll work for sure but you seem pretty desperate so im sure anything is a good suggestion, hope this helps!! good luck!!!

python guru, I have to disagree with your temps.

A hot spot of 92* should be constantly maintained for digestion. An ambient temp of 80-85* should also be constantly maintained. No need for night drops.

OP: is your snake sheding or due for a shed? Usually my girls only go after they shed every 3-4 weeks.

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python guru, I have to disagree with your temps.

A hot spot of 92* should be constantly maintained for digestion. An ambient temp of 80-85* should also be constantly maintained. No need for night drops.

OP: is your snake sheding or due for a shed? Usually my girls only go after they shed every 3-4 weeks.

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I agree, BP's dont require a basking area thats any higher then there regulated Hot side of 92-94*f cool side should be 80-85*F and ambient air should be 80 as well.

99.99999% of the time your BP will bust a duce when he needs to. I wouldn't start trying home remedies at this point, especially if he doesn't look bloated toward his vent. It's way too early to start trying the voodoo stuff.

alright. thanks for all the help

He is just holding it in so he can give you a nice BIG present. lol

the first time he did defecate i was like holly crap dude where did you put all of that. ahahaha

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the first time he did defecate i was like holly crap dude where did you put all of that. ahahaha

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some times i wonder if it expands in the air lol

it might cause i am not sure if my snake could have held all of that.

Try a luke warm soaking. Good for sheds and they will poo in the water or just after...when you pick them up out of the water :rolleyes:

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it might cause i am not sure if my snake could have held all of that.

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They are very effecient at what they take in verus what they put out....especially as growing young ones.

But, now that Nate has spoken up and advised you to try soaking, I'm sure you'll give that a shot, cause I get the feeling that's what you really want to do anyway.....

You own enough snakes for a long enough time, clean up enough snake crap well all I can say is you find yourself never wanting to eat another big tootsie roll again! :rofl:

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You own enough snakes for a long enough time, clean up enough snake crap well all I can say is you find yourself never wanting to eat another big tootsie roll again! :rofl:

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Is that why all those tootsie rolls go in the garbage at our house about a month after holloween. And for other posters suggesting snakes poop after a bath. You are spot on. My wife will tell you there is nothing like soaking a snake helping it shed just to have it poo all over you.

umm im pretty sure that you dont know that i want to just throw my snake in some water. and plus u dont even know who i am... im confused as to where that post came from.... i am talkin bout slim..

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Is that why all those tootsie rolls go in the garbage at our house about a month after holloween.

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Yep ever since we got into snakes, that particular candy is not flinched from our kid's hallowe'en buckets....yewwww! (I'm lying of course, I adore tootsie rolls! :))

WAY TO GET YOUR SNAKE TO TAKE A DUMP:

- put on your best clothes, ones that are brand new, very expensive and preferrably dry clean only, sit down with your snake on your lap

- hand your snake to a non-snake loving friend, assure your friend the snake will neither bite nor poop (this is also covered under the HOW TO GET YOUR SNAKE TO BITE lecture series :))

- thoroughly scrub and disinfect your snake's home and feel terribly pleased about how nice and clean it looks and smells

- invite someone over to admire your lovely snake room, open a tub which you just cleaned, sigh, open another, sigh again, open a third....give up at this point, get out the poop scoop and hope the person doesn't now think you keep a dirty snake rack

- post on BPNet about how your snake has not pooped, spend hours gathering good advice, open the tub....sigh....go back to the computer and post..."never mind!"

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umm im pretty sure that you dont know that i want to just throw my snake in some water. and plus u dont even know who i am... im confused as to where that post came from.... i am talkin bout slim..

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Spreading hate and discontent is what I do here...it's my place in the BP.net food chain:rofl:

ok your cool

lol Slim is cool, he can be rather blunt but so can i some times. we're all friends here :)