poo

[soy.lor.n]

I know I've seen lots of other newbies ask this same question, but how long can my BP go without pooping before I should start to worry?

I have a girl that's right at a year, I got her in April, and the first two weeks she ate f/t for me, but then she stopped eating for several weeks until I gave her live (7 weeks ago), and since then she's been eating every week. So I think it's been 4-6 weeks since her last bowel movement, although she does pass urates regularly.
I know I should keep better records!

[frankykeno]

Any idea of her weight? What exactly are you feeding her (prey type and size of prey)?

[blueguy]

worms come to mind, fecale sample to the vet would be #1 on my agenda.

[soy.lor.n]

Any idea of her weight? What exactly are you feeding her (prey type and size of prey)?

yes good question ( I didn't get any sleep last night hehe)

She's about 480g and I've been feeding her 2 live adult mice every week, but unfortunately I keep forgetting to mass them before I feed her. My guess is that they are close to 10% her weight but I don't have the numbers...

[soy.lor.n]

worms come to mind, fecale sample to the vet would be #1 on my agenda.

well she's gaining weight pretty well since I started feeding her live. She looked a little thin before, but now she seems to be pretty healthily sized
Plus if I could obtain a fecal sample I wouldn't have asked this question...

[Somed00d]

It's quite normal to go a while. The main concern is the hot spot temps. If your temps are low it will take longer to digest. I keep mine at 94 degrees and I still get a few that don't poop for a few weeks.

[kc261]

If I understand correctly, she has had at least one poo since she started eating again? But after that, even thought she is eating regularly, she isn't pooping?

[soy.lor.n]

If I understand correctly, she has had at least one poo since she started eating again? But after that, even thought she is eating regularly, she isn't pooping?

yeah sorry, I tried putting numbers in there but also figured I was making it a little convoluted

Shortly after she started eating again she pooped, but that was probably 6 weeks ago

[grunt_11b]

The vet can do a cloacal wash and get enough to do a float. I would take her in and tell them to do that. If she hasn't pooped in that long surely the vet could get something from doing a cloacal wash.. Then you would know for sure.

Alan

[starmom]

The vet might be a good idea.
Another 'trick' in the meantime: Put some tepid water in a tupperware tub (or a spare snake tub) and let the snake do a little swim. This worked for one of my snakes in stimulating a bowel movement Heck, it worked for my baby granddaughter on the fourth of July too!!