bathtub + poop = uh oh

[RachelS.]

Oh man you guys. What if you're giving your large 9+ foot burm a bath and it ends up crapping 3 foot long chunks in your tub, what do you do? I mean, you wouldn't want to let it drain... it can't even fit inside the hole!! So what do you end up doing... get some gloves and a bunch paper towels and flush it all down the toilet, then bleach out your shower like there's no tomorrow? Haha! Lend me some advice here! Thanks :D

[C.m.pyrrhus]

I bath my large boas in a large Sterilite tub. I have nothing above 7 1/2 foot, so it works out. Any dirtied water I just dump into the John, flush and all is gone. That is when I place the snake into the bath for a clean rinse. I usually only bath my snakes after they have rubbed into their own poo in their cages, but sometimes they will go after they are in the tub as well. If you have to use your tub, cleaning it out would work like you said. Just something that comes with the territory I suppose. The larger the snake, this bigger the poo.

[burmer]

I learned my lesson a long time ago. I gave my 11ft burm a soak and he cut loose all over the tub. I couldn't find any rubber gloves. I used an old fish tank net and got to scooping. My wife wouldn't even think about getting back in the tub until I bleeched it multiple times. After that I went and picked up a rubber maid 50 gallon container.

[Crotalus75]

One time (at band camp.....just kidding) I was soaking one of my 16' 130+ lb. bumese in the tub and that sucker let loose a turd that (I kid you not) was at least 3' long and bigger around than a grape fruit!!! Not to mention that I had fed it several adult mallards and the log was full of contour feathers! Talk about a mess!!! I just turned the sprayer on hard and washed as much as I could down the drain. I ended up having to get a lot of the junk out by hand though. Not good....

[maiden_canada]

crotalus, i can safely say that is disgusting. im surpsied at how big of craps some reptiles take, i sware my beardie pooped like a quarter of his body

[Crotalus75]

That's exactly what I thought......and then some! lol

[RachelS.]

Man I have a story to share. I went to church this morning and got back, went in my room and it smelt like death! I see my burm got out once again and knocked over a lamp, a few books, some clothes, the usual. I go to put her back in her cage and notice turds the size of my 10 pound yorkie all over the floor!! OMG it was so nasty, all over my school binder and everything!! So I go tell my mom and she yells at my dad, so I tell her I'm just joking and I go get a towel and just scoop it all on top and throw the whole towel away in the garbage and everything. UGH!! I almost vomitted... it was disgusting!!!

[Dark_Angel_25]

what are you gonna tell your teacher? "ummmmm miss? My snake pooped on my homework!"

LMAO! :D

[jason h]

the easy way to get it out of the tub is use shopping bags (plastic not paper in this case)lol, and use it like a glove then turn it iside out (the way ppl pick up dog poo in the park.)and ya its gross but thats the problem with eating a rabbit whole i guess.

[Dom]

I use plastic bags as well ..

After my rocks eats one or 2 good 10 pound rabbit the logs gotta be at least a good foot long sometimes even more..

The plastic bag is the only way to go for me!

I should weigh them someday .. I swear there really heavy at tims lol

[RachelS.]

Yeah I use plastic bags when I need to pick it up out of my male boa's cage sometimes. Great thought

[desertrat]

This thread cracks me up! Especially the person that said...."When my Burm cuts loose". ha ha ha ah ah~!!

That water just realllly helps doesn't it! I even have a photograph of one of my Retic's poos! I have NO IDEA why I took it.....I guess I wanted to post it on another forum but never did....I was going to joke about it. maaaaaybe I'll just post it here!!! :) I gotta find it.

[Soul_Reaper]

Originally posted by Dark_Angel_25
what are you gonna tell your teacher? "ummmmm miss? My snake pooped on my homework!"

LMAO! :D


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

That was f*cking hilarious!!!

[BlkMambaVenom]

I cant imagine how bad snake poo would have to smell. I thought my cats poo reaked but Im sure snakes smell even worse. lol

[Crotalus75]

Snake feces isn't necessarily any worse just different. Now monitors......thats another story.....FOUL.

[Mystic__69]

I have both cats and a snake. I have to say some times I rather clean the litter box then my guys crap.

[BigPlaya]

Originally posted by C.m.pyrrhus
I bath my large boas in a large Sterilite tub. I have nothing above 7 1/2 foot, so it works out. Any dirtied water I just dump into the John, flush and all is gone.

Your gonna want to be careful when you do this. You dont want to dump hot or even semi warm water in the toilet. The warm or hot water might crack the bowl and then snake crap will be the least of your worries. Toilets have cold water in them and you cant be putting the warm water in it. Just my opinion. I know cuz im a plumber.