Help, i'm scared on my ball's well-being!!!

[DaPyro]

I have had my bp for a while now, but he has never pooped under my care. But today he did, i could clearly see the urate, but the actual poop was a brown liquid!!! Is this normal, is my snake sick? Please help!!!

[Kaorte]

Are you sure it wasn't urine? Was it just really runny poo?

Either way, if you can bag it, do so and stick it in the fridge. Make a vet appointment to get a fecal float done. Bring the bagged poo poo with you.

Could be internal parasites.

How long have you had him?

[DaPyro]

I've had him about a month, and i tried bagging it but i couldn't since my substrate is sand (which i was replacing with something else on Wednesday) and the poo mixed with the sand.

[Slim]

Mine have done this from time to time. BP urine can be very dark. How long have you had this BP, how often and what do you feed it, and is it housed in the same enclosure as another snake?

[DaPyro]

I've had him for a month, i feed him 1 small white mouse, once a week every friday. And i currently own no other snakes, but i plan to(not in the same enclosure).

[Slim]

What you saw was most likely urine. He'll poop when he's ready. Young BP have a remarkable ablity to turn food into body weight...not much goes to waste.

[DaPyro]

My friend you have relieved me. But to be on the safe side i will take him to the vet, probably a weak after i get a new substrate.I found out that sand is really bad at holding moisture!

[DutchHerp]

My friend you have relieved me. But to be on the safe side i will take him to the vet, probably a weak after i get a new substrate.I found out that sand is really bad at holding moisture!

Not to mention it's not good for the snake.

[Kaorte]

Not to mention it's not good for the snake.

can't it cause impaction?

[DutchHerp]

can't it cause impaction?

Sand can get in between the scales and can cause irritations and infections.

Ball Pythons don't live on sand in the wild.. for some snakes it's good, for example some rattlers and some Bitis and Echis.

I believe it can also cause impaction. It doesn't hold water well at all, it goes straight to the bottom of the enclosure. Humidity levels must be extremely difficult to achieve.