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    Ball python poop weight

    Hello,

    How do you guys calculate the weight of snake that hasn't pooped yet.
    The reason I ask is my female enchi, hasn't pooped and has a sausage butt. She weighed 201 g couple weeks ago and she is at 265 g. Are the poop about the same weight as the prey item she ate? or little less?
    I know it is best to weight after empty, but for some balls that hold for a long time, how do you guys calculate/estimate the weight after poop.

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    Re: Ball python poop weight

    Quote Originally Posted by gusanr14 View Post
    Hello,

    How do you guys calculate the weight of snake that hasn't pooped yet.
    The reason I ask is my female enchi, hasn't pooped and has a sausage butt. She weighed 201 g couple weeks ago and she is at 265 g. Are the poop about the same weight as the prey item she ate? or little less?
    I know it is best to weight after empty, but for some balls that hold for a long time, how do you guys calculate/estimate the weight after poop.
    probably not what you're looking for but...

    post-poop weight
    — pre-poop weight
    = weight of poop

    just did this in the am; Spaghetti left a HUUUUGE poo (and shed)! she was 628g last week, and weighed 599g this am. that was a 30g turd! she eats small rats, which are ~60g, so the poop was maybe half the weight of the feeder.

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