Snake digestion question

[kc261]

This just sounds odd.

A partially digested rat should be a regurge, not a poop. Regurge is bad, so if that's what it is, you need to address it properly. The first step is by not feeding for a couple of weeks, to give the snake time to recover.

Poop should not get stuck in the vent, even if it is somehow only partially digested. If there is in fact poop stuck in the vent, I'd be quite concerned.

Normal BP poop can be surprisingly large, and should be fully formed, not runny. They do use the same hole for both poo and pee (and breeding), so it is not unusual for both to come out at once, which might make it seem like runny poo, but really it should be more like fully formed poo in a puddle of liquid. Also urates can come out, which are basically solid pee. They'll look like a white or yellowish, greyish, greenish rock-like thing, and can be any size from quite small to just as big as a piece of poo.

If there is an almost intact feeder that has been in his digestive system, regardless of which end it came out, that is a fairly serious health issue, and you might want to take the snake back to wherever you got it from. If there is poo that is stuck halfway out of his vent, regardless of whether it is properly digested or not, well... I've never even heard of that but it sounds like it might be a fairly serious health issue, and you might want to take the snake back to wherever you got it from.

Good luck, and please keep us updated!

EDIT: I meant to say... if there is in fact something stuck in the snake's vent, and you want to try to help the snake get it out, my first guess would be to try giving the snake a soak. This often stimulates them to go, so maybe it would stimulate it to finish going. Put it in water that is about 80-90 degrees and is just deep enough to come about but maybe not quite halfway up the sides of the snake. You don't want it to have to swim. Let it soak for maybe 15 minutes, keeping an eye on it.