Snake sh..poop. And Substrate,

[rerat]

using aspen, should I be worried about him(the snake..duh) pooping in one of his burrows? What if he regurges under there? And I don't see it? I'm a little tired..

[Tracee]

I wouldn't be too concerned about that, but check them all regularly to keep your mind at rest.
Mine has 'sh..pooped' inside a hide only once (I've had him 5 years) and he's never gone in the water bowl, which I'm told is pretty common. Guess I've just been lucky!

[TrpnBils]

You've mentioned these 'burrows' to me before and I've seen them on your posts here. I'd be willing to bet that they're just the result of where the snake's been and not a permanent thing that he'll use again like a mole tunnel or something.

And I'll repeat what I told you yesterday before you fed your snake....you're putting too much stress on yourself over this whole thing. Just relax and enjoy your snake...lol

[rerat]

Stress....hah!* sits in corner...rocking...ripping out hair*

[Bobo's Mama]

At least your snake hasn't crawled through his own poop and given himself a nice poop tatoo all over his face. That's my amel did the other day and I can't get the poop to come off. I got it off of the top of her head, but its still stuck between her scales around her eyes and under her chin. I can 't think of anything else it could be. I don't use dusty substrate and there is nothing else in her viv that is black except for the occasional poop.
How gross is that...:-puke01: Has anyone else had this experience?

[carol]

If you are really concerned you could always use paper towels instead. Aspen, especially a thick layer, could very likely hide a regurge. If you got your snake fairly recently you may want to put him on papertowels until he has gone through about 4 or 5 sucessful feedings in your care. That way you can be sure you didn't miss anything. Many people have had great luck with aspen, but papertowels help a lot for keeping an eye on new ones.

[TrpnBils]

If you are really concerned you could always use paper towels instead. Aspen, especially a thick layer, could very likely hide a regurge.

From everything I've heard and read, wouldn't he smell the regurge anyway? I've never had to experience it myself, but I've heard it's pretty bad.

[brownie55]

If you are really concerned you could always use paper towels instead. Aspen, especially a thick layer, could very likely hide a regurge. If you got your snake fairly recently you may want to put him on papertowels until he has gone through about 4 or 5 sucessful feedings in your care. That way you can be sure you didn't miss anything. Many people have had great luck with aspen, but papertowels help a lot for keeping an eye on new ones.
I had myself a regurger, and she has never hidden it. Even if she did, the gagging odor would give it away.

And the burrows mentioned elsewhere are real. Both my corns make them. And after a bedding change, they will remake them in about the same pattern. It really shows best under the water dish. It might be the fact that I use Shredded Aspen that shows it. I can see that other substrates might not.

[daisy]

Bobo-
One of mine is a 'poop crawler'. I think it's his way of telling me he doesn't want to be handled today :rolleyes: Nothing like reaching in and grabbing the little sucker and then realizing your hands are now black too... :-puke01:

[carol]

If it is a hatchling and the aspen was thick enough it could go unnoticed. I agree many regurges can be found by smell, but over the years I have had some that didn't really smell much, mostly "late term" regurges that happen more than 3 days after they have eaten. A regurge from a hatchling can be very small and if it gets buried in aspen a new owner could miss it. One reason everyone likes aspen is because of it's odor absorbing abilities. And I have found some "buried" before. Like I said, aspen usually isn't a problem, but if you are worried about it, there is no harm in using paper towels for awhile. I use them all the time.