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GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 08:47 AM
Just got my baby stp bout a month ago shes roughly 8 weeks old now has been eating well but still hasnt pooped, is this normal for a young stp ? Afraid shes inpacted ??
moshirimon
08-04-12, 09:10 AM
make sure your temps are correct. Bloods dont poop very often like other snakes, but i'm not sure about a month for a baby that small.
Wildside
08-04-12, 09:18 AM
and they will have trouble pooping if you don't have their humidity correct
CDN_Blood
08-04-12, 09:37 AM
90% of people keeping Bloods underfeed them and worry that they're constipated and such, but it's usually a case of the snake simply not having enough food to warrant emptying itself out. It takes a LOT of food going in before they have enough built up to dump it. Bloods quite simply aren't like any other snake.
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 10:31 AM
She not unerfed and shes also has plenty of humidity, she stays in her humidity bowl that has damp moss in, maybe its as moshirimon says ? Not going as often as other species do, also temps are in the mid 80s in middle of habitat
P.S Shes eating fuzzy rats or large sized or hopper or weanling size mice once a week
Aaron_S
08-04-12, 10:52 AM
weanling mice? Rat pups kiddo. She'll be fine.

How much humidity DOES she have? What is the actual reading? Maybe the reason she's constantly in the moss is because it's the highest point and still not sufficient.

Anyway, Todd is correct. Just keep feeding her. She'll poop when she needs to. Be prepared. It'll be like no other you've seen. They compete with the likes of retics and burms.
CDN_Blood
08-04-12, 11:26 AM
The point I was trying to make is that they *do* dump as often as other snakes, it's that they're often just not fed enough to be as regular as they should be. Like Aaron mentioned, they're on par with Retics and Burms for that. It's just that it takes a ton of food to constitute a proper meal for a Blood.
Toronto1977
08-04-12, 11:50 AM
Guitar, Todd specializes in Bloods so I would listen to the advice he's giving. Anyone on here i'm sure would agree.
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 11:50 AM
Ok thx all
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 11:55 AM
Any suggestions for amping up the humidity ? Like substrate ect ? I was using reptibark for my other snakes but changed to newspaper to make cleaning easier and better, snakes are in screened lid tanks, yea i know heard thats not good for humidity
CDN_Blood
08-04-12, 02:29 PM
You could always try putting a small tub of damp Forest Moss in there. They *love* to dig and bury themselves in it, and that's the easiest stuff to manage for that :)
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 05:28 PM
You could always try putting a small tub of damp Forest Moss in there. They *love* to dig and bury themselves in it, and that's the easiest stuff to manage for that :)
Thats what i have in with her now and she stays in it all the time, buried
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 05:34 PM
Ok just found a good article saying that they have a different metabolism then most snakes so im ok now thx all for help
Aaron_S
08-04-12, 06:00 PM
Ok just found a good article saying that they have a different metabolism then most snakes so im ok now thx all for help

Sooo why not post this "good" article so all of us can learn more since you didn't like our advice?
Toronto1977
08-04-12, 06:07 PM
+1 Would like to read this enlightening article.
CDN_Blood
08-04-12, 07:26 PM
You can lead them to water, but you can't make 'm drink, lol.

Good luck with your snake :)
GUITARZAN509
08-04-12, 07:55 PM
Blood Pythons :: Metal Monkey Exotics (http://www.metalmonkeyexotics.com/blog/?page_id=384)
marvelfreak
08-04-12, 09:18 PM
Blood Pythons :: Metal Monkey Exotics (http://www.metalmonkeyexotics.com/blog/?page_id=384)

That was the best care sheet i think i ever read on Bloods.
Thanks for sharing it.
GUITARZAN509
08-05-12, 06:15 AM
that was the best care sheet i think i ever read on bloods.
Thanks for sharing it.
welcome, no prob.
GUITARZAN509
08-05-12, 06:36 AM
New - Updated Blood and Short-Tailed Python Care Sheet - Reptile Forums (http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/snake-care-sheets/54277-new-updated-blood-short-tailed.html)
GUITARZAN509
08-05-12, 06:37 AM
Last article is pretty good also and talks some about stp lower metabolism
CDN_Blood
08-15-12, 03:00 PM
Blood Pythons :: Metal Monkey Exotics (http://www.metalmonkeyexotics.com/blog/?page_id=384)

Wow. It's interesting, but I can't say I'd recommend it, lol <shrugs>
Toronto1977
08-15-12, 03:27 PM
Most of the literature on that caresheet is standard google fare, with the exception of the poop section lol.
CDN_Blood
08-15-12, 03:36 PM
Most of the literature on that caresheet is standard google fare, with the exception of the poop section lol.

That's the section I have the biggest issue with, lol. That's got "I'm a breeder and feed minimally to keep costs down" written all over it, that bit, lol. I shudder to think anyone takes that to heart. A well-fed Blood poops regularly and it's epic. Only those who don't regularly interact with their Bloods and get them out for exercise on a regular basis will have that problem. Those who get their Bloods up and moving are probably shuddering when they read that :eek:
Toronto1977
08-15-12, 03:52 PM
That's the section I have the biggest issue with, lol. That's got "I'm a breeder and feed minimally to keep costs down" written all over it, that bit, lol. I shudder to think anyone takes that to heart. A well-fed Blood poops regularly and it's epic. Only those who don't regularly interact with their Bloods and get them out for exercise on a regular basis will have that problem. Those who get their Bloods up and moving are probably shuddering when they read that :eek:

I would take the advice of an experienced keeper any day over a caresheet. Hence the reason for forums and the like :)