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Toilet troubles

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mintycoop

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Hi All , how often do Corns go to the toilet, we have had ours 2 weeks he's been fed twice on pinkies, he's around 12 inches long, and we havent seen any poop in his tank.

Also as i have said we have had him 2 weeks and all he does is hide' I have never seen him' around the tank, he handles well and feeds well??????
and seems happy enough.


Mark UK :devil01:
 
mintycoop said:
Hi All , how often do Corns go to the toilet, we have had ours 2 weeks he's been fed twice on pinkies, he's around 12 inches long, and we havent seen any poop in his tank.

Also as i have said we have had him 2 weeks and all he does is hide' I have never seen him' around the tank, he handles well and feeds well??????
and seems happy enough.


Mark UK :devil01:
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Hatchling corns should eat every 4-5 days, it is often difficult to see the poo as it is small, unless you are using paper towel. Corn snakes hide that is there nature, if you want tricks a snake is the wrong pet.
 
Thanks for your direct response.

The tank is definatly poop free for 2 weeks now, I havent found a single one, He's due a feed today, so ill change bedding for just paper, and we will see what happens .


Mark :puke01:
 
Mark, like susan said hatchling poop is really small. It can easily get lost in substrate. But regardless, it is nothing to worry about.
 
I guess what I'm saying is it is small, even hard to find on my yearlings. I wouldn't jump to paper towel just yet. I might however feed him more then once a week.
 
I wouldnt worry about not seeing his poop yet, as already mentioned, it can be hard to spot in substrate when the snake is young. You'll soon start to notice it as you find out what to look for, I know with mine I couldnt find any for ages, then started noticing the places he likes to relieve himself! Mainly around the edges of the tank or around the edges of the cork bark log I have in there.
Already as mentioned above, I would step up his feeding to around every 5 days, if you check out the munson plan on this forum, it will offer lots of help and comes highly recommended.
Finally, regarding it hiding, that is what they do most of the time! They rarely explore their tank much in the daytime, im sure you will see more activity as it gets a bit older, a bit more confident, and certainly in the evenings and at night time. Arlo my ghost normally comes out every evening and sits in his plants on the side of the tank, although he doesnt explore too freely when the lights are on in the room, last week I came in quite late and it was very dark, I flicked the light on and he was spread across the tank and his head was pushed up against the front of the glass!!
Good luck though, and if you havent already, post us some pics!!
 
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