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She did a poo! How to deal with a constipated snake...

Skyespirit86

Skyespirit86

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I was going to post a thread asking about how to deal with my corn snake (ivy) who has not pooed for nearly 2 weeks after eating. I fed her a tiny mouse the sunday before last. No poo... so I assumed that perhaps because it was so small there wasn't enough waste to excrete. I fed her a chick to hopefully push it through...still no poo even after 6 days... I was getting worried it would all go rotten inside her. I checked the temperatures- fine. I raised the humidity slightly since when she was shedding this stimulated her to go. So I recalled some advice I had once read about giving them a little soak in some warm water. I emptied out the cracker box in the kitchen and gave it a wash (mum's still at work...what she doesn't know won't hurt her...). I filled it an inch high with some tepid water and popped Ivy in and held the lid over the top to stop her escaping. I didn't actually seal it down because I didn't want her to suffocate. After about 3-4 minutes her body started to undulate and then....ta-dah....! A poo! She looked happier afterwards in her tank.
I suppose the warmth of the water stimulates the muscles to contract. Maybe some water gets in through the cloaca and softens it a bit...nice..!
 
My snake sometimes seems to store his poop untill after hes shed, if i feed him just before a shed. Just out of curiosity, what temperature is your warm side at? If its low then digestion will take longer.
 
The temperature is 80-85F at the warm end. She's always done a poo with those temps after exactly 3 days. So that's why I'm assuming she really was constipated.
 
KJ has the answer. Snakes with the proper temperatures and the proper diet rarely have a problem with digestion. Don't fret over each poo. If the snake skips a week that is ok. Maybe it was there and you didn't see it. Either way it doesn't matter. If he is eating on a regular basis, you're good.
 
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