No Poop???

[ravenzwife]

We've had our ball python for about 2 months, and in that time, she has pooped once...very early on, and it was a tiny amount.

She has been eating (18 gr. adult mice) regularly (every 5-7 days since we got her), has shed twice...but she's not pooping. She's passed a urate (sp?) once though.

She seems "happy" in her environment, her shed was all-in-one-piece, she eats well, etc. She's just not pooping.

Do we need to worry?

[giaach]

While all ball pythons are different, most tend to poop between every week and every 3 weeks. If your unsure maybe a vet visit is in order. From personal experience my guy poops every 2 weeks.

[Swingline0.0.1]

Mine goes about 4-6 weeks, usually with a shed. I've been pretty lucky on the cleanup end as well- usually like Dr. Del's super clean poo (inside the shed skin).

[clipclopclip]

yep, mine usually go every 3-5 weeks

[Inknsteel]

I wouldn't be too concerned yet. They'll go when they need to go. If you want to try to move things along so to speak, try giving the snake a soak. About 15-20 minutes in luke-warm water, deep enough to come to the middle of the body, should do the trick...

[elusivereptiles]

Wow.. I don't have a single snake that takes longer than 4-7 days to poop. They eat and in about 4-7 days there's poop.

[JASBALLS]

Wow.. I don't have a single snake that takes longer than 4-7 days to poop. They eat and in about 4-7 days there's poop.

Must be our husbandry? LOL!! mine poop once a week also....

[ravenzwife]

Today, we had poop! I was oddly relieved (y'know...speaking as a snake-parent, lol) to see it!

[azak323]

definitely always a relief to know that all the plumbing is working right!