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    Red face Temperature's Affect on poop

    The question is if lower temps affect the snakes poo. I had my ball in a 15 gal tank with 75 w bulb and it would poop like a small dog (like little turds). But ever since i moved it to 55gal or 65gal not sure, the temp stays in the low 80's and it now poops only the yellow white9(bird looking poo). I want to know if the lower temps might be affecting its digestion system.its been almost a month now of no turds just getting a little worried. should i go buy a higher watt bulb

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    You need a hot spot around 90F
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    Ill be buying a higher watt bulb most likley a 125w but do you think the temp difference is causing constipation. also any recomendations for wattage is 125 ok for 55 or 65 gal

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    Umm... I may by mistaken, but I think you're talking about urates(the yellow white poo). Those are different from the brown poo.

    Snakes sometimes go a while between leaving you brown surprises. Especially if a shed is coming.

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    Cooler temps have an affect on digestion from my experience. I have one female rack that runs cooler temps than my other racks and the ones in that rack take longer to defecate
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    yea lately my snake has only letting go urates she shed a bout a month and a half ago and that was the last tme i saw a turd(brown stuff) compared to before it was almost every two weeks she would poo. then i guess i really need to hurry up and get a higher watt bulb. How often do your snakes leave turds?

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