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Very strange.

Symphony_grace

Symphony_grace

That One Weird Girl
My 1 year-old okeetee was moving around in his tank last night. Frankly, more than usual. He kept burrowing underneath his shelter box and slithering in the tank. I thought it was the usual exercise he wanted, and held him for a few minutes just before sleeping.
Well, it's morning now, and I found poo in his water bowl and what seems to be a more relaxed snake. So I'm wondering if it's a digestive or passing problem, because he ate 5 days ago and I thought he already 'went' on the shelter log arch, but I guess not. I need as much information as possible.
 
Snakes do start to get really active and have weird behaviour this time of year, its completely normal. When mine was one he had all the symptoms of spring fever as well. It only last for a few weeks. Some people will say the snake might be too young but ive defiantly had it before. Or it could have been the snake just really needed to poop? :) As long as the temps are right and he's eating there's no need to worry.
 
Yeah he needed to poop. Really badly XD that was a mess to clean up, but he's doing much better now. Keeping a closer eye on the temps but he really seems relaxed under his heat lamp. I'm also thinking it's because the box shelter I made for him wasn't enclosed or private enough, so he could have been stressed and that caused constipation. I immediately made a new one out of a cracker box hahaha!!! It works.
 
I just had a corn with constipation. Her belly felt hard, she had eaten a few days ago but not pooped. Put some tepid water in the bottom of the bath and put her in it so she could swim round in it. The combination of water and exercise does them good. You should have seen the mess she lift in the bath for me to clear up. She is feeling a lot better for getting rid of that lot. :duck: :bomb:
 
Hmmm maybe lack exercise is why mine was constipated.......I don't take him out as much as I do with my other two.....seems to make much sense.
It's funny how much a mess snakes can make! And the weirdest places they use the bathroom on in their tanks.
 
Lack of exercise is always a possibility. I think that was part of the problem with my girl. Once she was swimming around in the water the exercise and buoyancy of the water was enough to make her poo. :eatsmiley

As for mess, the favourite places for poo, are poo so it sticks like concrete to the corner of the tray or the water bowl or anywhere where I am sure to put my hand in it while cleaning the snake out. :toiletgra

Then they look at you as if to say. 'I love you really.' and you would forgive them anything. :)
 
I never take mine out for protracted handling and none of them have ever had a problem with constipation. A couple of my males are particularly sedentary, so I don't think that's a major factor most of the time.
 
I take them out of their vivs to put them into their feeding tanks, then I transfer them back (usually by tipping/sliding rather than handling). I feed about once every 2-3 weeks depending on the individual snake and time of year.

I never have them out of the tank just to sit and handle them. I don't do things like sit and watch TV with them out, which I know some folks enjoy with their calmer Corns.
 
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