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Question about snake poop.

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Aremus

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So I've fed twice so far (1 pink every 4 days) and his next scheduled feeding day is tomorrow night. Every day or 2 I've done a search of the top bit of aspen and in all his hides but seen nothing, so my question is this, whats normal for frequency of defalcating? I haven't done a top to bottom search of his aspen yet simply because I wasn't sure if they let it build up over a meal or 2 or not, and I've never seen him burrow, but when I put him in his cage after handling today he went straight to the bottom of his cage and avoided his hides, which is a first.

2nd question, any particular smell over the aspen?
 
Normally it's three days after the feeding depending on temps and how active they are. If you snake is small the chance of you finding it unless it's right on top are slim. Dig around a bit, you may find it. Make sure that you clean your tank at least once a month.
 
My corns all seem to pass a toilet 2 to 5 days after a feed, the younger ones are usually the first to "go" and the older ones take a day or two more.

As NFS07 said you may not spot it easily with a young corn, it can look a bit like bird poop, so you may just see a dark smear on some aspen or the sides of the tank. If you dig to the bottom of the tank you may also see crumbly brown/black or white dust, which is the dried out poop and urates.

If you have a young corn you may not notice a smell with the toilet, but as they get older and eat bigger meals, then you probably will notice a smell when it's fresh ;)

Hope that helps,
 
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