re:poo

[nimsu]

hi, i have a honduran, everytime she poops, there is a fairly big 'wet' patch on the newspaper along with the white urea bit and a smallish brown bit, i wondered if it was typical for a snake to excrete liquid when it empties itself? i cant tell if its diaorrhoea or if thats what snake poo actually looks like, ive had her just over a month, and am new to snake keeping, whereas the gecko i had before had a completely solid looking poo, my snakes poo looks different, it is sort of mushy looking. It's a bit difficult to describe poo in writing! but im a little unsure, ive looked over lots of resources and there doesnt seem to be too much info on the consistency of feces. i think the clear wet patch is the main concern
thanks
nim

[vanderkm]

Completely normal - they pass a lot of liquid urine in addition to the urate crystals (white chunks) when they are drinking a lot. The feces of colubrids like hondos, kings and corns are quite abundant and semisoft compared with other snakes like boas that have firmer feces more like dog poos.

mary v.

[nimsu]

thanks alot , thats reassuring, i thought she was having chronic diaorrhoea!