I have a question, we are the proud new owners of a baby ball python ( we named him(or her) Shepard)... Bought him on Labor day. He (or she) is Maybe 16 inches or just under.. He has been eating well, once a week, Just had his first shed with us 3 days ago and that went great and was completely fascinating to watch. Very active, loving, and loves to be held. My questions though are these.... 1- How often do they defecate?? I have not seen any poop in his terrarium at all.. I look every day, change his water every single day and clean out his water dish when I do... he has eaten absolutely fine we kept him on the same schedule as the place we bought him from had.. So every Thursday.... So, to date he has eaten 3 times with us. (also very fascinating to watch)... But still, No sign of any poop.. So, I am getting very concerned... which leads to my second question.. Just today I found 3 urates in his (or her) cage.. is that normal? or is that a sign of something to watch out for? Two of them I found earlier today when I was changing the water dish and freshening up the substrate material, semi-buried in a corner that he ( or she) rarely goes to (which I found kind of odd) lol... the other I found after we put him back in the cage was near the water dish. Any knowledge on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance ~Shepard's mom