Dry urine?

[Lolo76]

At first I just thought I'd missed a pee, since I found dry urates in Delilah's tub while cleaning (a while back). But now it seems to be the norm, and all of her urinations are mostly dry/chalky urates - with little to no liquid. I'm not sure exactly how long this has been going on, since my roommate cared for her until about 2 months ago.

Of course the first thought is that she's dehydrated, or the husbandry is off... but I give her plenty of water, and she lives in a rack with 7 other BPs who all pee normally. So what else could be causing this issue? She seems otherwise healthy, eats 2-4 mice weekly (hates rats), and weighs nearly 700g @ around a year old. She does seem to poop more often than normal, though, so I wonder if there's a connection between the two. Any thoughts?

[mpkeelee]

they dont always pass liquids. when mine pee's it will be part solid and part liquid normally. i wont even notice the liquid unless i check right after she passed everything

[Elise.m]

Maybe she only peed a little bit and it dried up? I think I've had that happen, after changing out some paper towels. I saw a little yellow spot, and typically anytime they pee I change all paper towels. For a while I thought I would've smelled it, be it mouse or snake pee, but it didn't have an odor.

[flynn]

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but, the snakes physiology is such that it tries to adsorb as much liquid as possible (or as much as the animal needs) from its waste. If it were me, I wouldnt be too concerned about it.