Mysterious Missing Feces...

Lankyrob · 02-25-12, 04:25 PM

IF its a hatchling i am guessing that you are feeding pinks or pups with little to no hair?? If so then the snake wont poop often at all - its when they get onto rats with fur that the poos get bigger and more often.

cute_snakeyface · 02-25-12, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

IF its a hatchling i am guessing that you are feeding pinks or pups with little to no hair?? If so then the snake wont poop often at all - its when they get onto rats with fur that the poos get bigger and more often.

Sorry, I didn't address the entirety of your message. She's not a hatchling, she's about barely < or = one year old.

cute_snakeyface · 02-25-12, 04:37 PM

"about barely" O.o what horrendous English, huh?

She usually eats about twice a month. It's variable, I guess. She poops, gets hungry, I feed her. As she's grown, I've observed her habits closely, but I wish I had been documenting. These days, four or five mice a month keeps her happy and not fat.

Skumbo · 02-26-12, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by cute_snakeyface

"about barely" O.o what horrendous English, huh?

She usually eats about twice a month. It's variable, I guess. She poops, gets hungry, I feed her. As she's grown, I've observed her habits closely, but I wish I had been documenting. These days, four or five mice a month keeps her happy and not fat.

Ok im very confused as to your feeding habits.

They seem very off to me.

for one, twice a month isnt a good idea, she should be eating more, once a week I believe is the normal rate. She should be eating prey at 1-1.5 (i like feeding a "little bit" thicker) than the thickest part of her body.

mattchibi · 02-26-12, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Skumbo

Ok im very confused as to your feeding habits.

They seem very off to me.

for one, twice a month isnt a good idea, she should be eating more, once a week I believe is the normal rate. She should be eating prey at 1-1.5 (i like feeding a "little bit" thicker) than the thickest part of her body.

To be more accurate, its actually best to measure the prey out to be 10-15 % of your ball python's weight. And you can buy a digital food scale for $30 at any department store.

Skumbo · 02-26-12, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mattchibi

To be more accurate, its actually best to measure the prey out to be 10-15 % of your ball python's weight. And you can buy a digital food scale for $30 at any department store.

^ That too, but it usually comes out to about the same I believe. 600g is a gigantic rat if you have say an older 4000g ball

KORBIN5895 · 02-28-12, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cute_snakeyface

"about barely" O.o what horrendous English, huh?

She usually eats about twice a month. It's variable, I guess. She poops, gets hungry, I feed her. As she's grown, I've observed her habits closely, but I wish I had been documenting. These days, four or five mice a month keeps her happy and not fat.

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Nonono, she's eaten three times since Dec. I've had her since Summer, she's eaten several times. Three times, as in: two mice in Dec [in one feed], one [the healthy mouse] in Jan.

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Heh heh, she did eat another time in Dec. but I found the poop for those.

Seems like she is being two mice per feed twice a month.

Kiljosh · 02-25-12, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

IF its a hatchling i am guessing that you are feeding pinks or pups with little to no hair?? If so then the snake wont poop often at all - its when they get onto rats with fur that the poos get bigger and more often.

I never thought about this, good point/theory.

Lol hair.