Hair?

[Jase&Sarah]

OK I am new to the ball python scene. Tried the search function and couldn't find what I needed. Alright Hera ate Thursday pooped over the weekend and today I noticed and smooth clump of hair, reminding me of a regurge. Doesn't seem to be any meat, just hair. Is this just simply undigested hair, or something to really worry about?

Thanks everyone, have patience with me.

[Nate]

i don't believe snakes will digest the hair...I think it simply passes as poo...i hope someone can back me up on this, or tell me i'm wrong

[kellysballs]

I believe you are right Nate. I know that I have read somewhere that Snakes cannot digest the hair and their is something else they cannot digest as well. I will see if I can find it.

[hoo-t]

Nate's right about that, but generally healthy snake poop looks like poop. You shouldn't really notice a lot of hair in it unless it thoroughly dries and breaks up. And...there ain't no way that your snake completely digested and defecated that mouse in only 3 to 4 days. Defecation could have been from a previous meal, but should have looked like ordinary every day poop. If it looks like a partially digested mouse, it probably was a regurge. Can you get a little more specific about what you saw????

Steve

[kellysballs]

Ha Ha it's feathers that they cant digest here is a blurb from world book and the url that I plucked it from is there as well.
"Snakes can digest the entire body of their prey, except for hair or feathers. Bone may be completely digested within 72 hours."

http://www.worldbook.com/features/re...nake_body.html

[Jase&Sarah]

alright as I said there was a normal poo. a few days earlier This is literally a small ball of hair. nothing else

[Jase&Sarah]

And by the way. I understand a snake cannot digest and poop within that time frame, however. She did not eat the week before, also I cleaned the cage Saturday and the pooped appeared by Monday morning. Hairball today.

[darkangel]

Mine can take longer than a few weeks to poo a meal. Maybe it just was spaced out for some reason.