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10-10-12, 12:58 PM
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my snake wont poop!
after a bad shed i was so excited to be able to play with my snake again that i took it out for to long and after i fed it a week ago it still wont poop! i think hes just stressed but im not sure. any advice?
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10-10-12, 01:00 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: my snake wont poop!
What is it eating?? Small/hairless prey dont leave much "waste" to get rid off.
If it is eating larger hairier prey - how many times had it eaten since its last poop and when was the last poop?
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10-10-12, 01:03 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: my snake wont poop!
Snakes don't always poop after every meal. They poop on their schedule, not yours.
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10-10-12, 01:05 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
oscar is eating fuzzy mice and its last poop was before the shed, which finished 2 weeks ago. he has only eaten twice since then.
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10-10-12, 01:16 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: my snake wont poop!
Fuzzy mice is nothing for a snake.. Your not feeding him large enough prey.
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10-10-12, 01:16 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: my snake wont poop!
How old is Oscar?
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10-10-12, 01:19 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
well hes a sub-adult at about 1.5 feet long so i think its an appropiate size mouse for him. and im not sure about his age exactly but i would guess that hes around 2 ish
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10-10-12, 01:21 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
I beleive he is a pretty young bp! I think we mentioned feeding larger prey before
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10-10-12, 01:22 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
yeah. i would post a picture but im not sure how (still somewhat new to the snake forum)
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10-10-12, 01:42 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: my snake wont poop!
If you have a photobucket account just copy and paste the IMG code of the picture here..
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10-10-12, 01:48 PM
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Twist and Shout
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Re: my snake wont poop!
He can probably handle a large mouse. Can you post a photo of Oscar?
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10-10-12, 01:50 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
i dont have a photobucket account so that might be a problem
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10-10-12, 01:52 PM
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Twist and Shout
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Re: my snake wont poop!
Quote:
Originally Posted by ballpython1717
i dont have a photobucket account so that might be a problem
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You can create one for free.
It's up to you if you want a real accurate opinion of what size prey to feed your snake...
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10-10-12, 01:54 PM
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Re: my snake wont poop!
im pretty confident that the size of my prey is ok. i just wanna know how to make my snake less stressed out
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10-10-12, 02:03 PM
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Super Genius
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Re: my snake wont poop!
You can "think" whatever you like, but you're wrong:
If he is 1.5 ft long, (babies are 12-14 inches at birth) he is MAYBE 6 months old and should be eating food items twice the size you're offering. He's not pooping because you are essentially starving him to death very slowly.
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