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Speaking of frequent pooping...

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Katie M

In Relation To:

Lt. Dan [BCI:1.0:95]

Okay, so I adopted a rescue from Allysen almost 2 months ago now. He was apparently used as the male breeding snake for a breeder here in the Pacific Northwest, and went into a severe state of food refusal. He bred so much that he got down to a scarey 2-3 pounds at almost 5 feet. Allysen had him to the vet right away, and he came back negative for the usual suspects with skinny snakes - no parasites, no RI, no Crypto, etc. She had him in quarantine for several months, fed him regular meals weekly, and than adopted him out to me after having him for about a year. I feed him 1 large rat every 7 days, and the boy doesn't seem to put on any weight. He'll only have the belly bulge for a day, sometimes less after feeding. Thing is, he produces urates on an almost daily, if not daily, basis, and defecates almost as frequently. The stools are formed, with mostly fur content to them. The urates are also quite hard, although sometimes a bit more liquid then others. He's a very food motivated snake, assuming everytime the tub opens, he gets a rat. I haven't taken him back to the vet for a check-up, because other than that, he seems to be in perfect health. Has anyone else had a snake that goes to the bathroom so often? Could I be missing something? Thanks!


Points:	100
Topics:	General Health , Feeding , Digestive
Tags:	Defecation, RTB
Species:	Boas > Large Boas > Boa constrictor imperator
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Accepted Answer

7/2/2010 2:35:14 AM

Fig

when you feed a lot, they poop a lot, duh Katie

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