Quote Originally Posted by RedRabbit View Post
Since I went through the exact same fretful thought process as you, I've since been wondering if we're just overthinking things, and meanwhile our snakes are just ... going whenever they feel like it, as snakes do. During my most recent photo session with Iggy (the one with the miniature tea sets), he was getting a fair amount of exercise as he slithered among the various props ... and right when I put him in my lap while I moved some things around, he let loose enough poo to make my pajama pants and the surrounding carpet look like a Jackson Pollock painting. An extensive clean-up ensued.

Afterwards, I checked my notes to see how exactly he'd saved this up. He'd been producing urates at regular enough intervals (inside his enclosure) that it hadn't raised any concerns, but when I looked up the last time he'd had a proper poop ... it was 3-4 months ago. I also checked his weight difference, since I'd just weighed him the day before. The bomb he dropped on me was 50 grams' worth of poo. No feeding or behavior issues, no straining or prolapse, no soaking involved, and still a very perky (though visibly deflated) snake after the deed was done.

Was there a moral to this story? Honestly I'm not sure. I guess I'm saying that your husbandry is probably perfectly fine, and Noodle is just ... being Noodle.
I think you're right about the overthinking, I'm here all worried but Noodle is happily going about as usual with his life haha.

I've gotta go check out that photoshoot! Wow, Iggy sure left you a nice surprise after that though They always seem to wait until they're in your lap. I hope the carpet survived the ordeal!

It's pretty wild that he went so long without pooping, glad to hear that nothing was wrong. I wonder if there's some logic behind what they do or if it's simply normal variation between different snakes. Guess we both just have BPs that like to wait a long time lol.

Thanks to everyone for the input, it's good to know that most likely nothing is wrong