How long is normal to not poop for a baby snake?

[Snooki]

Hi.

Tried to search but i only find answers for adult snakes.

My corn snake is 3 month old.
He have not pooped in 8 days.
Just gave him a pinky again.
He eat every 5th day.

How long Could it go before i need to bath him or masage his belly?
I dont want to bath or stress him if it not a point.
So when should he poop and how long could be normal to not poop?
He use to poop ever 4th day or so.

 

[DollysMom]

Is it possible that your snake is going into shed? Many snakes hold their poop while in shed only to have a big one (I call it a blowout, lol) shortly before, during, or shortly after they shed.

 

[Snooki]

He shedded for 1 week ago.

 

[DollysMom]

Did he poop when he shed? If he did and you just gave him a pinky, there is not much there for him to poop. I wouldn't worry about it at this point. Babies rarely have problems in this department.

P.S. Is he looking and acting normally in other respects?

 

[Patmart]

Hi as far as I know with mine they poo once a week .
But maybe you just haven't found it yet
Pat


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[Snooki]

I dont remember but he pooped in the terrarium 8 days ago.
He got pinky for 5 days ago, and i gave him pinky today. So he have not pooped out the last pinky yet...

 

[Snooki]

I mean he had not pooped out the pinkey he got last time before today.
Also he pooped for 8 days ago, 3 days later he took a pinky, 5 days later that is today he took a pinky. No poop.

He seems fine and acting normal. He "lagg" sometimes when he moves but i guess that is normal, sometimes the motion he do lagg a bit but not always. He is outside to explore everyday when the night light came on.

 

[DollysMom]

If he's acting normally and always has access to clean water, I wouldn't worry.

 

[Karl_Mcknight]

Babies typically poop 2 to 3 days after eating, but this also depends on the temps in the cage and the overall health of the snake. As already mentioned they can hold their poop for some time, and usually do this before they shed. And a pinky mouse does not create a lot of poop anyway. It's highly possible if not likely, that your snake did poop, and you just haven't discovered it. If the snake is acting ok otherwise, I would not worry about it.

 

[Snooki]

Yes, but i cant find any poop at all in the terrarium.
We are now at day 9.

How long time could i wait and see before i try to masage his belly?

 

[DollysMom]

Don't massage his belly. You will do more harm than good. Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it's not there!

 

[Karl_Mcknight]

I've personally never massaged my snake's belly and he once went 5 weeks without pooping. Your snake will poop when it needs to.

 

[Snooki]

Ok i will not massage.
Wow 5 weeks was long!
Then i just wait and watch after poop

 

[Em.Mo.Clark]

Could there be a chance that he's pooped in a burrow that he's made in his substrate/bedding? Or maybe is the substrate the same color as what his poop might be, making it hard to find?


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[Snooki]

I use aspen bedding. Going to take a closer look trough the bedding later when i get home

 

[DollysMom]

Even if you search the aspen very well, baby poop dries up and can be virtually invisible. Don't assume that if you can't find it he didn't poop. Most of us have missed one here and there and don't worry about it other than to change out the aspen for cleanliness.

 

[Corning]

I would check the temps first make sure the warm spot is actually warm then if still a problem after 2 weeks make a vet appointment


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[Snooki]

I found dry liquid against the back window in the terrarium yesterday.
And a mini black dot, like a dot sign in a text.

 

[DollysMom]

Hard to say what it is or where it came from. I wouldn't worry about it one way or the other.

 

[Snooki]

Today i finaly found some poop, size of a small coin