Our four year old corn hadn't pooped in a loooong time. Maybe a month? I know it had been three times and no poops after. I decided to try the bath thing and it worked like a charm. After just a few minutes it pooped a large amount. When I was scooping it out of the tub I noticed three hard white things about the size of a marble. They were hard, but I crushed one pretty easily. It was uniform throughout and chalky texture. I'm guessing an egg that had been inside the snake a looong time? Do you think that what it was or some crazy large calcium deposits or what?? Anything I can do to prevent?
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Constipated snake, bathed, it pooped BUT what is this??
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Thanks. Been researching and agree that it was hardened urates. Checked temp with laser thermometer and even though I had the thermostat set to 89 for the under tank heater, it was way too cold in the warm side hide. I think a combo of not enough heat and not enough humidity are the issue. I'm using paper pellets are bedding, which I love, but I'm afraid it is lowering humidity. I'll need to think on that a bit.
DollysMom
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What is your humidity? In the summer, even with a/c, it should be okay. In the winter it may be low. I provide all my snakes with humid hides with damp sphagnum moss (its important that it's damp and not dripping wet) all the time. That may be your best solution. As to substrate, many of us successfully use shredded aspen. I aim for 50% humidity year round, and that's with the humid hide.