Snake poop!

[EthanMG]

Okay, so I first things first, this is my first ball python, he’s only 300 grams and his poop has gotten so big!! I didn’t realize they’re poop was so big I can’t imagine how big a full grown poop will be ! Second thing: from what it seems, ball pythons tend to poop in the same place. I’ve heard people say they pick a spot and always poop there, and it’s usually not in their hide. Well… my little guy ONLY poops in his hide . This is annoying because I have to clean more stuff, and the poop just sits on the glass of the tank on the floor. Is it weird for them to poop in their hide? What’s the best way to clean this up? Right now I’m just picking it up with a paper towel and then spraying with diluted chlorhexidine.


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[KMG]

That is not big.

Want big?

Get a big Blood, Retic, or Burm. My big Blood has dropped things that look like they would have come from a baby elephant.

[EthanMG]

That is not big.

Want big?

Get a big Blood, Retic, or Burm. My big Blood has dropped things that look like they would have come from a baby elephant.

Yikes! Yeah, I know it’s not big, especially for you guys who keep many full grown and other species as well. I just never realized how big they’re poop was supposed to get. It’s something people don’t talk about so I was just taken by surprise when I now realize how much bigger it’s going to get.


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[Bogertophis]

Our snakes are predators, but there are also predators that prey on THEM in the wild. So instinctively, they try to stay hidden so they survive, & this applies whether they're eating, mating or defecating. Your snake defecates in his hide because he feels safe there.

[Snow Balls]

My adult Balls have bigger poops than my cats, no joke


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[EthanMG]

My adult Balls have bigger poops than my cats, no joke


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Wow


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[KMG]

My adult Balls have bigger poops than my cats, no joke


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My big Blood beats my 75lb Bulldog and 84lb Pit.

[Snow Balls]

My big Blood beats my 75lb Bulldog and 84lb Pit.

Sometimes mine been beat me


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[Spicey]

My sand boa is a little snake and has little poops, but I am also fortunate that he only poops in his sandbox. It's great.

[Team Slytherin]

Hahahaha it really depends on the animal. My Dumeril’s boa always deposits well away from anywhere she hangs out…but my scrub python has ZERO shame and knows no rules. He’ll slither right through his own poop and come right to me for a hug.🤢 Although, I guess arboreal snakes just get to drop on everything below, so it makes sense that they wouldn’t care.

Maybe try moving the hide and see what happens?