Dealing with snake waste

If it is poop I wrap the spoiled newspaper up, tape it, and throw it in the garbage. With urine I wrap it in another piece of newspaper, fold it, tape it, then throw it away. How do you guys do it?

have a box of latex gloves grab the sheet of newspaper ball it up and when i take the glove off it turns into a little bag for the waste i love it

Non of my snakes are on newspaper or paper towels. I keep the Colubrids (Kings and Corn) on Aspen Bedding, my Dumeril's on Aspen and Bark, and my BPs on Cypress Mulch. All I do is take some toilet paper, pick up the feces, and flush it down the toilet. Sometimes I'll forget to put it in the toilet so I'll throw it away.

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Originally Posted by th3jok3r

have a box of latex gloves grab the sheet of newspaper ball it up and when i take the glove off it turns into a little bag for the waste i love it

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Interesting, those must be some pretty big gloves! :D

Where do you buy them?

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Originally Posted by BallPythonLOVER

Non of my snakes are on newspaper or paper towels. I keep the Colubrids (Kings and Corn) on Aspen Bedding, my Dumeril's on Aspen and Bark, and my BPs on Cypress Mulch. All I do is take some toilet paper, pick up the feces, and flush it down the toilet. Sometimes I'll forget to put it in the toilet so I'll throw it away.

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Very good idea, I never thought about flushing the poop down the toliet lol!

the regular latex (doctor gloves) when you ball up the poop in the newspaper hold a tight fist and start taking the glove off turning it inside out and its like a little baggy i shove about 5-6 newspaper sheets on it lol

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Originally Posted by BallPythonLOVER

Non of my snakes are on newspaper or paper towels. I keep the Colubrids (Kings and Corn) on Aspen Bedding, my Dumeril's on Aspen and Bark, and my BPs on Cypress Mulch. All I do is take some toilet paper, pick up the feces, and flush it down the toilet. Sometimes I'll forget to put it in the toilet so I'll throw it away.

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i used to use aspen then i switched to newspaper since i forgot to buy some aspen. I then saw one of my bps pee and i couldnt believe what i couldnt see with the aspen, i can see it alll with the newspaper. been using it ever since so i can catch all the grimy stuff lol

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Originally Posted by th3jok3r

the regular latex (doctor gloves) when you ball up the poop in the newspaper hold a tight fist and start taking the glove off turning it inside out and its like a little baggy i shove about 5-6 newspaper sheets on it lol

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Can you buy latex gloves at Walmart? Where did you get them?

I folded my last spoiled sheet of newspaper in a ziplock bag, think I will continue to do this. I looked up latex gloves but a box of 50 is like $99.

I take the wasted papertowels or aspen bedding in my hand and throw it in the trash.
Wipe out the tub with Healthy Habitat and replace.

With aspen I spot clean with my hands. don't really care that much.

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

I take the wasted papertowels or aspen bedding in my hand and throw it in the trash.
Wipe out the tub with Healthy Habitat and replace.

With aspen I spot clean with my hands. don't really care that much.

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The problem with just throwing it in the trash is that the snakes and garbage or both in my room where I sleep and work. I don't want to be smelling that all day lol.

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Originally Posted by eMonk

The problem with just throwing it in the trash is that the snakes and garbage or both in my room where I sleep and work. I don't want to be smelling that all day lol.

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What I mean by trash is a separate garbage bag specifically for cleaning the cages, I will fill up my trash cans wayy to quickly. :D

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Originally Posted by eMonk

I folded my last spoiled sheet of newspaper in a ziplock bag, think I will continue to do this. I looked up latex gloves but a box of 50 is like $99.

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I have them at my job by the bulk hahaha i didnt know the went for 99 bux but as we all know protection cost money lol latex is safe :gj: we have boxes of 100's here

how much does the zip lock cost? and how many are included?

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Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

What I mean by trash is a separate garbage bag specifically for cleaning the cages, I will fill up my trash cans wayy to quickly. :D

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Yeah I had a feeling it wouldn't take you long to fill up a garbage bag of snake waste. Looking for alternatives for people like myself with a small collection of balls.

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Originally Posted by th3jok3r

how much does the zip lock cost? and how many are included?

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You can get like 50 for less then $5

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Originally Posted by eMonk

I folded my last spoiled sheet of newspaper in a ziplock bag, think I will continue to do this. I looked up latex gloves but a box of 50 is like $99.

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I don't know where you're looking cause those prices are insanely high.

Go to your local pharmacy. They should have latex/nitrile/vinyl gloves for around $5-10 for a box of 100.

Don't use gloves, just roll everything up into a ball with the paper, put into plastic grocery bag. Usually fill two or three of those on cleaning day. Tie the grocery bag up and throw out.

I use my bare hands for everything, poo, pee, etc etc...

I just wrap the Kraft Paper up and throw it in a 32gal trash can I have in my snake room.

Empty it every trash day to every other trash day:D

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Originally Posted by th3jok3r

have a box of latex gloves grab the sheet of newspaper ball it up and when i take the glove off it turns into a little bag for the waste i love it

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Mad good idea, bout to get some latex gloves from work. My BP has not defecated yet (after three or four meals), it should be soon.:gj:

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Originally Posted by eMonk

I folded my last spoiled sheet of newspaper in a ziplock bag, think I will continue to do this. I looked up latex gloves but a box of 50 is like $99.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

This is quite a bit cheaper and they sell them in larger quantities even at a better deal.I use them all the time.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Don't use gloves, just roll everything up into a ball with the paper, put into plastic grocery bag. Usually fill two or three of those on cleaning day. Tie the grocery bag up and throw out.

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Ditto on the plastic grocery bags and ditto on the filling two or three of those, but only when cleaning up after the burm. :rolleyes: "Slithering through poop is fun!"

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

I use my bare hands for everything, poo, pee, etc etc...

I just wrap the Kraft Paper up and throw it in a 32gal trash can I have in my snake room.

Empty it every trash day to every other trash day:D

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Same here.


Bags, and plastics, and gloves...is just to much waste for me. I am already NOT recycling the paper I am using. I dont want to add a bunch of plastic that Im just gonna toss too.

I use newspaper substrate, so I just wrap it up and toss it. For really messy defecations, I will grab some paper towels to prevent my hands from getting icky :) If it isn't near garbage day, I toss the paper/junk into the firepit outside; nothing harmful from burning some waste/paper, I guess.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I use newspaper substrate, so I just wrap it up and toss it. For really messy defecations, I will grab some paper towels to prevent my hands from getting icky :) If it isn't near garbage day, I toss the paper/junk into the firepit outside; nothing harmful from burning some waste/paper, I guess.

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lol wish i had a firepit haha thats great

Same system over here for the most part. 33 gallon trash can with heavy duty contractor bags. Only difference being that at the end of the week it gets filled up with rodent bedding also.