Constipation? Urates often and one with blue sting in it?

[VeeDubLove]

Confused. Does anyone know what this blue stuff is???

Shes produced urates/urine about 5 times now... Just the one had the blue in it.

Shes a ball I picked up from a breeder roughly 10 or so days ago. Fed three times on 3 small rats. Hasnt defecated yet. Was she just really thin when I got her? I've attached pictures of her from today... She isnt very round yet. Do you think shes constipated or just has more room to eat still?

[Slim]

Welcome to BP.net!

The blue stuff isn't too uncommon. I see it in my collection from time to time.

You say she's passed urates 5 times in 10 days? That's quite a lot in my experience. Also, feeding her 3 times in 10 days is a bit aggressive for a feeding schedule. How much does she weigh, and how much do these small rats you're feeding weigh?

Please take a look at these:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Basics...*DUW*

[VeeDubLove]

I know I'm feeding her quite a bit, but she seems a little on the thinner side and I'm trying to bulk her up a little. The rats are "small" size (two were f/t) and one was a live baby rat just opened its eyes maybe a day or two ago. She was 600g when I got her and shes a 2010 pastel. I've had a couple bps in the past and aside from her I have a young spider male (age unknown - dude I got him from said he was over a year but he looks to be the size of the bps we carry at petsmart so I dont know) I havent weighed him yet. I need to get my own scale and stop borrowing my boyfriends. haha
Thanks for the links, I'll re-read a few care sheets. Never a bad idea I suppose.

I'm glad to hear the blue isnt too uncommon. I really want to know what it is though.

[VeeDubLove]

I know I'm feeding her quite a bit, but she seems a little on the thinner side and I'm trying to bulk her up a little. The rats are "small" size (two were f/t) and one was a live baby rat just opened its eyes maybe a day or two ago. She was 600g when I got her and shes a 2010 pastel. I've had a couple bps in the past and aside from her I have a young spider male (age unknown - dude I got him from said he was over a year but he looks to be the size of the bps we carry at petsmart so I dont know) I havent weighed him yet. I need to get my own scale and stop borrowing my boyfriends. haha
Thanks for the links, I'll re-read a few care sheets. Never a bad idea I suppose.

I'm glad to hear the blue isnt too uncommon. I really want to know what it is though.

PS Thanks for the welcome! I've been into geckos (cresties and leos) a bit lately and just added a couple bps to my collection so its good to be here :]

Wow... thought I hit "edit" not "reply"... Damn energy drinks. lol

[KingPythons]

I guess we can overrule STD's lol..... If you leave urates out to drie they turn many different colors in my observation.(dont ask)

[VeeDubLove]

I guess we can overrule STD's lol..... If you leave urates out to drie they turn many different colors in my observation.(dont ask)

lol No sexy time for this gal.

I have been taking them out daily (I like to check out my animals every day).

[Slim]

Just so you know, when we hear "small rat", we usually think about something in the 50-90 gram range. It sounds like you've been feeding something smaller than that. A rat with it's eyes just opened would be called a crawler and is normally in the 20-30 gram range.

[VeeDubLove]

Just so you know, when we hear "small rat", we usually think about something in the 50-90 gram range. It sounds like you've been feeding something smaller than that. A rat with it's eyes just opened would be called a crawler and is normally in the 20-30 gram range.

I fed a "crawler" once, and two frozen "small" size rats - one for each feeding. Juvenile I suppose you may call them - sub-adult size? Idk. Theyre called small rats. From nose to butt the small rats are about 4in long, and side to side about 1.5in