Weird Feces, Anyone Know What This Is?

[fadingdaylight]

So, Sushi went on a short fast after refusing the first rat (12 days) but has since consumed 3 rats. However, he did seemed to end up blocked up, not defecating for close to 3 weeks, and wound up with some obvious "sausage butt". So, I gave him a soak for about 20 minutes I'm some 86 degree water, then let him climb all over me for a good half hour or so before returning to the enclosure. Sure enough, within a few hours, we had a movement. However, this is an unusual looking one.



Has anyone seen this before? Do I need to try to get into the vet tomorrow? Is it just a result of that huge urate blocking things up for a bit? The change in diet? The stress from gap in meals? Anything helps at this point.

[Bogertophis]

That looks like a fair amount of rat fur in there...wouldn't worry about it. And I bet that urate blob is soft, isn't it? Not to worry.

[fadingdaylight]

It was soft, yes. The green, stringy, stuff about scared one of these out of me.

[Bogertophis]

Lol, I know it looks sorta weird...I really don't think it means anything, but if it's gonna keep you up nights, have your vet check it out...figures you'd get this
on the weekend, that's the kind of luck I have too. As far as I know, the green stuff is just bile that didn't break down all the way. And by the way, that's a
right lovely urate! You're a good "snake dad" for being concerned though.

[fadingdaylight]

Lol, I know it looks sorta weird...I really don't think it means anything, but if it's gonna keep you up nights, have your vet check it out...figures you'd get this
on the weekend, that's the kind of luck I have too. As far as I know, the green stuff is just bile that didn't break down all the way. And by the way, that's a
right lovely urate! You're a good "snake dad" for being concerned though.

Thanks again. I really do appreciate all of your help.

[Sunnieskys]

The green stuff looks like meconium (sp) to me. If he hasnt eaten in a while it makes sense. Doesn't look like anything to worry about to me...however if you are worried get it into a ziplock and do a fecal.

[indygunnerguy]

Lol, I know it looks sorta weird...I really don't think it means anything, but if it's gonna keep you up nights, have your vet check it out...figures you'd get this
on the weekend, that's the kind of luck I have too. As far as I know, the green stuff is just bile that didn't break down all the way. And by the way, that's a
right lovely urate! You're a good "snake dad" for being concerned though.

Hey Bogertophis. My new little guy still hasn't pooped (he was feed on Tuesday). I've read that's normal. However, I have found a little bit of the white urea. Question is....how much should there be? How often do snakes pee?

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[Bogertophis]

Hey Bogertophis. My new little guy still hasn't pooped (he was feed on Tuesday). I've read that's normal. However, I have found a little bit of the white urea. Question is....how much should there be? How often do snakes pee?

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No set amount, and they pee or defecate as often as they have to. It varies a lot. Young snakes especially can take longer to defecate simply because they're eating
smaller (younger) prey animals (w/ smaller bones & far less fur) so there is very little waste they need to get rid of. Make sure your little guy knows the water bowl
is there...sometimes it helps a newly acquired (& nervous/shy) snake if you gently dip their chin into their water bowl. Some can take a while before they figure out
where to drink, since they don't see very well & rely on their sense of smell:

I have literally watched snakes trying to drink from the OUTSIDE of a water bowl because they can smell the water is there "some place" & haven't yet learned how
to dip their face into it... They even make drinking (sucking) motions with their mouth, as if getting water from the dry outer side of the bowl.

Bowls are a little tricky, & something they don't encounter in the wild, especially if the bowl is deep compared to the "height" of the snake. When I bred & raised some
snakes, I used (new) glass ashtrays (found very cheaply in a store) as water bowls until they grew. Ashtrays of that size/type don't hold a lot of water, but they're
heavy (don't tip over) much closer to eye level while the snake figures it out. FYI, most snakes will take a drink if you gently pass their head under a dribbling water
faucet or spray their face from a water spray-bottle...it's like rain.

[indygunnerguy]

No set amount, and they pee or defecate as often as they have to. It varies a lot. Young snakes especially can take longer to defecate simply because they're eating
smaller (younger) prey animals (w/ smaller bones & far less fur) so there is very little waste they need to get rid of. Make sure your little guy knows the water bowl
is there...sometimes it helps a newly acquired (& nervous/shy) snake if you gently dip their chin into their water bowl. Some can take a while before they figure out
where to drink, since they don't see very well & rely on their sense of smell:

I have literally watched snakes trying to drink from the OUTSIDE of a water bowl because they can smell the water is there "some place" & haven't yet learned how
to dip their face into it... They even make drinking (sucking) motions with their mouth, as if getting water from the dry outer side of the bowl.

Bowls are a little tricky, & something they don't encounter in the wild, especially if the bowl is deep compared to the "height" of the snake. When I bred & raised some
snakes, I used (new) glass ashtrays (found very cheaply in a store) as water bowls until they grew. Ashtrays of that size/type don't hold a lot of water, but they're
heavy (don't tip over) much closer to eye level while the snake figures it out. FYI, most snakes will take a drink if you gently pass their head under a dribbling water
faucet or spray their face from a water spray-bottle...it's like rain.

Ok cool. Yeah actually mine drink the first night so it knows where the water bowl is and what it is. I just wasn't sure if there was a normal amount necessarily. Embarrassingly I must admit that I did not know snakes pee was solid. I thought somehow that Styrofoam pieces had made it into the enclosure lol. I actually picked it up with my hands which is really disgusting. However, I quit Google search helped me realize what I was holding was solid pee!

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[Bogertophis]

...Embarrassingly I must admit that I did not know snakes pee was solid. I thought somehow that Styrofoam pieces had made it into the enclosure lol. I actually picked it up with my hands which is really disgusting. However, I quit Google search helped me realize what I was holding was solid pee!...

I love it...First time for everything, as they say?