Pooping ETB question

[willies]

If my emerald eats every 10 days.How often should he take a dump?Conditions are about 75 at night and 88 during the day.Humidity between 55 and 75 which may not be high enough but he's 30inches long and an established good feeder.I've had him 8 months.

[PDXErik]

My 1.0 ETB likes the humidity a bit low. I keep him at a peak of 80-90% right after I mist, he drops to about 40% before I mist again, and he keeps trucking. My temps are about the same as yours, but my basking spot hits about 96, but it varies as he moves away from it.

ETBs should poop about 1 every 3 times you feed him. If the third feeding goes by and he hasn't crapped yet, hold back the next feeding and give him a week to poop. If he doesn't poop by that time, take him out and handle him, make him use his muscles, the movement may help his (hahahahha) movement. If that doesn't work after a couple days, give him a 15-20 minute soak in some 85% water. Use a thermometer, it will feel cold, it isn't. If he doesn't poop in a couple days after that, see the vet.

They do seem to be pretty efficient with processing stuff, so don't be surprised if he's not pooping as often as you'd like.

Edit: Handling is one of the best ways just to make sure that they're moving around, often in a cage, they just sit there and are content to coil or hunt, neither of which uses their body much. Don't be afraid, their bites hurt like a crapload of crap, but it will get used to it.

[willies]

Yeah i've heard about the water soaking trick.He's drinkin ok i catch him at night.I handle him once a week he never bites.He will hiss a lil but never bite.Let see what happens.

[willies]

He took a nice one after soaking him in water.Thanks