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[greenmonkey51]

I couldn't get a live rat pinkie tonight, so I got a frozen pinkie last week. I prepared it and let it get to the right temp. I held it up with some hemastats and wiggled it a bit. She flicked her tongue and drilled it. This was the quickest shes ever ate even with live. She went so fast that it surprised me. This a major step. Now I have to get her to take dump. Shes eaten 3 times now and still hasn't gone. Should I start to worry or is it too early.

[lars5277]

What are you using for substrate? If you are using a mulch or wood type substrate you might be missing it, try using paper for a while and it might show up. Just a thought.

[ladywhipple02]

If she's eaten three times, it's been about three weeks, yeah? No worries, yet. They can go for awhile before they take a poo. Sometimes a month, sometimes more.

Giving a good soak will help loosen things up, though, if you get worried. Fill up a tub of some kind about half as high as the snake's girth with warm water. Put the snake in the tub, seal it, and let her soak for a good thirty minutes. P.S. This also helps with shedding

[greenmonkey51]

I am using paper with her. I may try a soak after next week after she eats.

[new2BP]

it may be becasue she isusing most of the food u ar eoffering her. i started my BP on a pinky for her first feed then went up to a hopper the next week and then up to a adult for her 3rd meal. if your bp is in the 18 - 20" range she can easily take a adilt mouse down.