Poop Question!

[ATTFighter]

Hey guys, my little hatchling is doing great. When I bought him he weighed 60-65 grams. After 3 feedings he is now 95-100 grams.

First week he ate a mouse hopper - No poop that week
Second week he ate a rat pup- He pooped couple days after and it was a big poop cause it was 2 feedings built up.
Third week he ate another rat pup which was yesterday the 26th- He pooped twice today. I woke up and there was a big poop and pee cleaned up the whole cage and than I came home tonight and there was another poop and pee. Is this normal for him to poop twice in one day? I thought they don't go to the bathroom that often? Kind of frustrating because I had to clean his whole tub all over again not to mention the smell of the poop really lingers even after cleaning it up quickly and washing everything with soap.

He also pees every time he poops and soaks up the whole half of the coolside newspaper.

On a side note for a hatchling he is a charm to handle he has never once struck at me and is awesome, I heard hatchlings can be nippy so I guess I got lucky.

[The Serpent Merchant]

The amount/frequency of poop is directly proportional to the amount of food the snake eats. More food = more poop/more often.

Twice in one day is a little strange, but probably nothing to worry about.

[kameo37]

Why did you clean the whole tub? Maybe it's the substrate you are using? Mine is on cypress mulch and I just scoop the poop and spot clean. I only clean the whole tank once a month. Maybe that's wrong? No stink and seems pretty clean to me.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Why did you clean the whole tub? Maybe it's the substrate you are using? Mine is on cypress mulch and I just scoop the poop and spot clean. I only clean the whole tank once a month. Maybe that's wrong? No stink and seems pretty clean to me.

Some substrates you can spot clean, others (mainly paper based substrates) need to be completely changed out every time.

[kameo37]

Yeah, I'm guessing the OP is using paper towels?

[ATTFighter]

I am using newspaper so if he poops on it, I have to put a whole new piece in as well as wipe down the tub because urine seeps through the newspaper. Yea i thought it was odd that he pooped twice in one day but the poop looks completely normal and hes fine. Maybe the rat pup was just a big meal and he had a lot to let go? hahah not sure.

[The Serpent Merchant]

I am using newspaper so if he poops on it, I have to put a whole new piece in as well as wipe down the tub because urine seeps through the newspaper. Yea i thought it was odd that he pooped twice in one day but the poop looks completely normal and hes fine. Maybe the rat pup was just a big meal and he had a lot to let go? hahah not sure.

Probably. Unless this becomes a regular occurrence I wouldn't worry about it.

[ATTFighter]

If it becomes regular what could be the problem?

[Kodieh]

Is it odd to anyone else that a snake so small is pooping anything at all right now?

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[ATTFighter]

well he has had 3 pretty big meals, wouldn't it be odd if he hasn't pooped at all yet? He has put on 30 grams in 3 weeks and it was on 1 mouse hopper and 2 rat pups, he has to poop that out sometime right?