Baby ball python pooping schedule?

[Danger noodles]

It’s not the smell of poop that’s bad. It’s when they pee that it stinks!! Mine likes peeing in the bath and it sucks lol

[Craiga 01453]

It’s not the smell of poop that’s bad. It’s when they pee that it stinks!! Mine likes peeing in the bath and it sucks lol

Well, why are you bathing your snake in the first place?

[Craiga 01453]

Hi everyone, ultimate newbie here!

My question might seem odd or stupid but I was wondering how long it takes on average for a snake to digest and poop out a mice after it's eaten? I am asking to make sure I am not doing anything wrong or that could stress the snake out, since after 3 days I still can't find anything in her tank.

Back story:

After years of obsessing over them, I finally decided to get my first pet snake! She is a baby ball python (normal/wild type), about 15 inches long and I haven't weighed her yet since the scale I ordered online is still not here...
Before buying her I did the whole checking for blood mites and for mucus around the nose thing, even handled her a little, and despite being a little skittish she was all good. Now I have her in a 20 gallon terrarium with a temp gradient (originally planned on getting an older and bigger snake but kinda fell in love with her). I have a heat mat on one side hooked to a thermostat set at 90F, a hygrometer to make sure the terrarium stays above 50% humidity and a thermometer to make sure the ambient temp stay around 80F. I also have a Zoo med 60W Nightlight red heat lamp that I turn on at night.
I left her alone for 72 hours after getting her home to make sure she would get used to her new habitat, and thought she did. She hides all day in either the warm side or the cold side depending on her mood, then comes out at night to explore. I handled her once on the forth day but she was still kinda tense, she'd explore around, going up my arm but stop as soon as I moved and go into a defensive positon.
On the next day, I decided to try to feed her and she took the F/T mouse no issues. She's been spending her days in her hide on the warm side ever since and it's been three days. Every other day I open her tank to change the water and use that opportunity to spot clean ( which is hard as hell on cypress mulch substrate) but I still can't find anything, yesterday she even hissed at me while I was doing that, something she didn't do the previous times.

Any suggestions on anything I should change/ do better?

Also here is a picture of baby Hebi ( that's her name)

Welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of snake keeping!!

To answer the poop question...they poop when they're ready. There are too many variables and no set schedule.

What size prey are you feeding? How much does the snake weigh?

As for handling...yes, it's definitely too early to be handling. It's best, especially for beginners, to wait until the snake has eaten three consecutive meals without refusal.

[KareemDaDream]

Welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of snake keeping!!

To answer the poop question...they poop when they're ready. There are too many variables and no set schedule.

What size prey are you feeding? How much does the snake weigh?

As for handling...yes, it's definitely too early to be handling. It's best, especially for beginners, to wait until the snake has eaten three consecutive meals without refusal.

Hey, thanks for the welcome!!

I gave her a F/T hopper mouse which she took no issues. I haven't weighed her yet because I don't have a scale yet but I will.
As for handling I'll just wait as you all have recommended, I want the snake to be comfortable first, I can wait.

[Craiga 01453]

Hey, thanks for the welcome!!

I gave her a F/T hopper mouse which she took no issues. I haven't weighed her yet because I don't have a scale yet but I will.
As for handling I'll just wait as you all have recommended, I want the snake to be comfortable first, I can wait.

Ok. Hoppers are too small for a BP. They eat hoppers right out of the egg for their first few meals, typically only 3-5, and quickly move up to small adult mice.

Your snake is likely using 100% of its food intake to sustain growth, so may not have any left to poop out.

[Bogertophis]

As Craig already explained, your young snake is eating young rodents that are mostly "use-able" with nothing left over. As your snake eats larger
rodents that have more hair & bigger bones, your snake will have more waste to expel. So as already mentioned, there's no real "schedule" & it's rarely ever an
issue. Beautiful new snake you've got...glad to have you join us. You should also know that snakes are "addicting".

[Danger noodles]

Well in his water bowl. He likes to soak in it when he pees. I say he is bathing but I guess soaking is a better word.

[Craiga 01453]

Well in his water bowl. He likes to soak in it when he pees. I say he is bathing but I guess soaking is a better word.

Ah ok. You threw my off by saying he pees in the bath...all good th9ugh. Sorry bout the confusion.

[Mc.mischievous7]

Came home this late morning & had a surprise waiting for me. Mystic finally . Now he will enough room in his tummy for his rat this evening!! Way to go Mystic!

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[KareemDaDream]

Came home this late morning & had a surprise waiting for me. Mystic finally . Now he will enough room in his tummy for his rat this evening!! Way to go Mystic!

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Great to hear!! My snake went into shed so I gotta wait lol