"No, bad snake!"

[misery]

Unfortunately, "No, bad snake!" doesn't work like "No, bad dog!"

My baby corn has gone to the bathroom while on the bed twice. First time was on my mother's bed, she hadn't ate since I got her, which would've been around a week. Second time was literally a minute ago. I had her on my bed and she decided to go on the bed rather than going a second before I took her out of the viv. She ate two days ago.

Goodness, why does she do that? Does she like the feeling of fabric better? :headbang:

 

[tcorley]

Corn snakes have a predisposition for pooping when they have been taken out of their cages -- it is the excitement of being handled and being able to move around freely that stimulates nerves and the gut muscles. Very often corn snakes will poop up a storm JUST AFTER you have carefully cleaned their cages and put them back in. A suggestion -- after handling the snake you can put in in a "holding" container (with a lid, of course) and see if it'll goin there. It often works! Good luck.

 

[Bluebeard]

i've found that i can tell when my snakes are about to poop, of course they're both female so i don't know if it'll work with a male but i find their bum tens to swell alittle bit when the poop move towards the vent its almost a perfect way to tell mins after you notice this they'll poop.

 

[Spirit]

Welcome to the world of cornsnakes!

And just a tip, but if your snake hasn't pooped 2-3 days after eating, it's going to blow, probably any minute. Putting it on your bed is not the best of ideas. lol

 

[JTGoff69]

Welcome to the world of cornsnakes!

And just a tip, but if your snake hasn't pooped 2-3 days after eating, it's going to blow, probably any minute. Putting it on your bed is not the best of ideas. lol

Take this advice seriously, Spirit is the QUEEN of being pooped on! LOL

 

[MegF.]

Spirit is the Queen of Poop, period!

 

[tyretosmom]

i've found that i can tell when my snakes are about to poop, of course they're both female so i don't know if it'll work with a male but i find their bum tens to swell alittle bit when the poop move towards the vent its almost a perfect way to tell mins after you notice this they'll poop.

LOL I have often felt the same thing but its not mins before its only seconds , just anought time for me to move my hands and try to miss it, last time i did that it pooped on my bed. I shouldn't have moved my hands.
Jaimee

 

[Jujube]

My corn refuses to poop in her cage--at all. Haha.. I've come to expect that she'll go whenever I have her out, so I've stationed a roll of paper towels next to her cage. Thus far it has worked at least 90% of the time. Just come to expect that she'll leave you a present and have a "catching device" ready when you get your corn out. Welcome to the club.

 

[Adamscorn]

I,m with you Jujube, can't remember the last time our snake pooped in her viv! Every time my son gets her out, we have kitchen roll at the ready and when I hear him shout, I rush in and catch the offending poop. Straight down the toilet and we're done! Very neat and tidy. I do worry though that if we didn't get her out for a while, would she be a very uncomfortable little snake!!!!lol :cheers:

 

[thelyonsking]

And just a tip, but if your snake hasn't pooped 2-3 days after eating, it's going to blow, probably any minute. Putting it on your bed is not the best of ideas. lol

LOL- and seing as your avatar (misery) has the snake on your keyboard, I'd certainley be careful! I can't even image cleaning poop out of it! uke01:

 

[Spirit]

LOL- and seing as your avatar (misery) has the snake on your keyboard, I'd certainley be careful! I can't even image cleaning poop out of it! uke01:

Are you talking to me? Because he's not on my keyboard, and his name isn't Misery (I didn't get that). lol

 

[howiet4702]

Are you talking to me? Because he's not on my keyboard, and his name isn't Misery (I didn't get that). lol

Spirit,

He is talking about Misery (original poster). His avatar has his snake on his keyboard....

 

[thelyonsking]

Are you talking to me? Because he's not on my keyboard, and his name isn't Misery (I didn't get that). lol

Sorry to cornfuse you... I was laughing at your comment about being ready to blow and then warning misery to watch the keyboard...

Note to self- no posting until at least 1 can of Mt Dew consumed in morning.

 

[misery]

LOL- and seing as your avatar (misery) has the snake on your keyboard, I'd certainley be careful! I can't even image cleaning poop out of it! uke01:

I'd have an excuse to get a new laptop. :crazy02:

 

[wolf8583]

Maybe your snake is just telling you that your sheets are dirty and it is time to change them, and he is just giving you the reason to get it done.

 

[Spirit]

Note to self- no posting until at least 1 can of Mt Dew consumed in morning.

HAHAHAHA! Apperently, the same goes for me. I slept typed that, I think. It made absolutely no sense!

S'all good now though. The light has been turned on. :laugh:

*sigh* It's fun to be dumb sometimes. LOL :bounce:

 

[snakemom47]

Hey, if you had to live next to your poop, wouldnt you wait til you were outside of your home?

 

[Rosebear]

Hey, if you had to live next to your poop, wouldnt you wait til you were outside of your home?

Now THAT'S putting it into perspective! :crazy02:

 

[Godzilla2000]

I can't say as though I've had this issue with my snakes. They are usually good little critters and do not defacate all over everything on me. Now my birds are a different story.

 

[TrpnBils]

My corn refuses to poop in her cage--at all. Haha.. I've come to expect that she'll go whenever I have her out, so I've stationed a roll of paper towels next to her cage. Thus far it has worked at least 90% of the time. Just come to expect that she'll leave you a present and have a "catching device" ready when you get your corn out. Welcome to the club.

Mojo has gone in his cage for the most part, but he somehow manages to get it like 4" up on the side of the aquarium most of the time. I'm not sure how, but it's probably quite a sight to see...