A little worried about my ball passing her mice

[MasonC2K]

Looks like you've had quite a bit of help already. I do think that once you get her on appropriate prey she'll be fine. Actually, since she is so underweight, I'd put her on a twice a week schedule. I use Monday/Thursday but any 3/4 day offset would do.

[Riv]

Just a quick comment, but did you look in the fish section when you were checking out Petsmart/Petco? For some reason they always keep the freezer over there.

yeeeeeeerrp. They dont carry rats whatsoever. They sell Fuzzies--> Large Adult Mice

Looks like you've had quite a bit of help already. I do think that once you get her on appropriate prey she'll be fine. Actually, since she is so underweight, I'd put her on a twice a week schedule. I use Monday/Thursday but any 3/4 day offset would do.

Yeah, I currenltly have her taking a Medium mouse(They weigh 17 grams. 10% of her body weight is 19.5 grams) every four days. She just stepped up from a small mouse every 3 days. I have her scheduled for 9 more medium mice before I try small rats on for size. I didnt start tracking her weight until october 1st, but so far she's had a steady increase in weight. She should catch up in no time. Especially if i can get her on even bigger Meals XD

[Salamander Rising]

This is just the beginning too! It's all downhill from here on out.

Now there's some happy news.....LOL

[Riv]

SHE POOOOOPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up at 3 O'clock in the morning, and saw a nice little poopie on the top corner of her hide = P If I were to incoil it iw would probably be 3 1/2 inches long. Either way! It looks healthy, and the fact that she's pooping means her body no longer feels the need to keep ALL of it. Now my question is when should I feed her next? I have her scheduled for a feeding 10/4 but since she pooped should I make it sooner?

[Riv]

I just weighed her. She was 195 on sunday. She was given a mouse, then weighed again on Monday(201) Then after she pooped she weighed 193. So grand total only a 2 gram drop! Im happy with that. shes getting closer and closer to where she should be every feeding. Im so glad my little girl is healthy now and with no desiese whatsever XDD

[AK907]

I have her scheduled for a feeding 10/4 but since she pooped should I make it sooner?

Pooping shouldn't make a difference in feeding schedule. If you fed her the 9th, then the 14th would be an appropriate date. Then the 19th, 24th, 29th, etc. It doesn't have to be perfect. If you feed a day early or a day late, this doesn't really prove to be problematic as long as you're in the ballpark. Just like some people will tell you not to feed while they are in shed. A lot won't eat in shed, but we have a couple that will and if they are willing, we have not had a single problem. Fed one in shed last night, actually. Her rat barely hit the floor of her tub and it was gone. In time you'll learn how to read your snake and you'll find your own methods that work best for you. Follow them. Our advice should be taken as a guideline and is in no way set in stone.

I just weighed her. She was 195 on sunday. She was given a mouse, then weighed again on Monday(201) Then after she pooped she weighed 193. So grand total only a 2 gram drop! Im happy with that. shes getting closer and closer to where she should be every feeding. Im so glad my little girl is healthy now and with no desiese whatsever XDD

A little tip about weighing. Always weigh them when they are completely empty so you get an accurate weight. We weigh on feeding day before feeding, after a good poop. Because of their slow metabolisms they will have usually have little bits of food or poop left in them, so you're not only weighing them, but their food/poop as well. That can create a 10-15% variance in your snake's actual weight depending on how soon after eating you weigh them.

[Riv]

Good to know. Im gonna have to make sure she's empty next time I weigh her = p

[onedroplet]

I am having the same concern. Autumn (my female lemon blast) hasn't defecated in quite some time. She urates but not as often as I would expect. Her hatch date is 4-16-11 I got her 8/25/11 weighing 216g. Feeding lg mouse once week. On 9-6-11 she weighed 234g. Defecated last on 9-17-11 and fed same day. 9-22-11 urated and lg mouse, 10-2-11 weanling (thought maybe in shed but she is not) 10-8-11 lg mouse. Now weighs 321g. Still no poop. She is in a 24 x 24 x 11.5 boaphile cage. 2 hides, water bowl, branch. Humidity and temps are good. She has been very active at night but less so during the day and she has become a bit "sketchy" when it comes to handling her so I have been leaving her alone. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.