Administering Meds :(

[Zuma22]

Honestly, I think your snake is fine. If she hasn't pooped, she will on her own time. Sausage butt is an indicator that she will poo soon.

My snakes poop once a month or less. They feed once a week. If your little snake didn't have any food in her when you got her, then she would have nothing to defecate until you fed her. And her new meals are probably still processing or almost ready to come out.

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My normal seems to only poo when he sheds every 5-6 weeks or so, so I realize that a month without pooping is not out of the ordinary (although the vet was appalled when I said this and was adamant that if they aren't pooping weekly with each meal, then something is wrong...) but given that she felt so hard for a while and never had a sausage butt, I was worried. I posted another thread asking advice on what to do and I got the advice to take her to the vet, so I did.

My question for you, then, is at what point do you think not pooping becomes an issue? At what point do you worry your snake is constipated and do something about it? That is information I have found difficult to attain, so I would value your opinion.

EDIT: right now, my concern is her stress level, the vet wants to see her again tomorrow, and will probably want to do another enema if she hasn't pooped by then. I'm not sure the stress of all of this on such a little snake is worth it and I don't want her to go off feed again. I just don't think it's fair to her to subject her to this. If anything I'll ask for injectable meds tomorrow since the vet is seeing me right before she leaves, I think that and then just waiting might be the best thing.

Sorry for long response, but I'm just trying to do what's best for her with so much conflicting information out there.