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What should snake poop look like (Serious question)

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Zollowhex

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My snake ate his mice successfully, which is a sign he is comfortable with his new home I know.

But I just came back from work to see the left overs (about a day later). I will pick it up, but first.


What should "healthy" snake poop look like? Should it be dots, or mini-human looking ones?

His poop, hopefully he didn't vomit it up while I was gone ( I didn't handle him since he ate, I know that).

It is a somewhat mangled mice, that is brown-ish. The head looks to be completely dissolved/disfigured, but I can make out the feet and the tail completely. It has been smashed and squeezed to a snake like shape, but I was wondering if the feet and tail aren't, how do I say this "poop" standard like, is that bad? Does that mean he is having digestive problems?


So please, this is a serious question, does what I describe look like normal corn snake poop? How does your corn snakes poop look?
 
If it resembles a mouse, your snake more than likely regurgitated the mouse.

Your guess of what snake poop looks like reminded me of rabbit or human. If you want to compare it to other animals, I'd say snake poop resembles bird poop more than anything. It's white and liquidy (it will get hard and even crumbly after a while) though thicker than bird poop. Sometimes there's more solid looking brown that is really hard to describe. If you want I could probably get some pictures.

But I'm confident that your snake regurgitated--if you can tell it's a mouse and recognize it's body parts even if they're a little squished or mangled, it's definitely not digested (the right way haha).
 
Animal_gal said:
If it resembles a mouse, your snake more than likely regurgitated the mouse.

Your guess of what snake poop looks like reminded me of rabbit or human. If you want to compare it to other animals, I'd say snake poop resembles bird poop more than anything. It's white and liquidy (it will get hard and even crumbly after a while) though thicker than bird poop. Sometimes there's more solid looking brown that is really hard to describe. If you want I could probably get some pictures.

But I'm confident that your snake regurgitated--if you can tell it's a mouse and recognize it's body parts even if they're a little squished or mangled, it's definitely not digested (the right way haha).
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Oh, that is terrible.

Do you happen to have a pic so I can compare for future refference?
 
How old is your snake?

Well no I don't have any pictures (I guess it never occured to me to photograph snake crap) but I handle my snake a lot, and usually they'll poop shortly after they begin exercising, so tomorrow I would be able to get a picture if you needed.
It would be wet though, and I don't know if it would be white or white and brown. And if he pooped some time today there should be dry poop in his cage; if there is I could try to get a picture of that too.

I'm curious as to how big the mouse was when you fed it, in relevence to how big it was after regurgitated.
 
Animal_gal said:
How old is your snake?

Well no I don't have any pictures (I guess it never occured to me to photograph snake crap) but I handle my snake a lot, and usually they'll poop shortly after they begin exercising, so tomorrow I would be able to get a picture if you needed.
It would be wet though, and I don't know if it would be white or white and brown. And if he pooped some time today there should be dry poop in his cage; if there is I could try to get a picture of that too.

I'm curious as to how big the mouse was when you fed it, in relevence to how big it was after regurgitated.
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Snake is 1 1/2 years old, and he has been fine since I got him. He went right after the mouse, which was a simple adult mouse.
Everything seem fine, but I came home and saw this and thought it was his poop, but I just wanted to check.

And yes it may sound ridiculous, but to anyone who has a picture, I'd be glad to see it.

He did within the last 3 hours, I have been out.

It is a bit smaller (about 1/3 less its size) because it has been compacted into the shape of the snakes body, and head is completely gone. The rest of the body is brown-ish (mouse was white before hand).
 
Okay so he was eating okay before you got him then?
And did you imitate the way he was being fed before? You got the same size mouse, if he was eating live you got a live mouse, and you fed him in the same environment he was fed in before (did you feed him in his cage or did you remove him and put him in a different container)?

Well my snake is almost six now and I've experienced regurgitation at least twice with him. When regurgitated the mouse is compact but still obviously a mouse, and yes it's a lot darker than it was, even if it was white to begin with.

My take on this is your snake definitely regurgitated; my concern is why??

I'm definitely not an expert but I do know enough. If someone else reads this and finds something wrong please don't hesitate to add to my statements.

That being said, I think it's fair to say the two main causes of regurgitation is mental distress or physical sickness. Or I guess it's possible you fed him off of his regular schedule, or changed something that he was used to.
 
No, he had both eaten live and f/t mice before, he was up to adults, so nothing was out of the question there. He went right for it within 10 seconds of the mi being released in his cage.
If I had to guess, I would say mental stress. But doesn't make too much sense, he had it in his stomach for over 24 hours. He has been acting fine ever since, this happened while I was gone, and I haven't picked him up since he ate. I mean this is a new place for him, but temp, shaving, hide, and water are all provided. He hasn't shown any sign of stress to my knowledge, so this kind of happened out of the blue.

Anyone else feel free to comment, I would like more info, and a pic.
 
Animal_gal said:
Or I guess it's possible you fed him off of his regular schedule, or changed something that he was used to.
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Which would.... fall under the stress category.... :bang:
 
Animal_gal said:
Which would.... fall under the stress category.... :bang:
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But you shouldn't feed a snake, within 3 days of him being introduced into a new place, or so everyone I have ever asked, has said that. So that would of made things worse, I fed him after that period.
 
Zollowhex said:
Anyone else feel free to comment, I would like more info, and a pic.
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Since we're on the picture topic, is it possible for you to post a picture of the mouse?
I think it was regurgitated, but there's also a chance that the mouse passed through and was excreated, in which case there would be fecal matter on and around the mouse.

Sometimes things like this happen for no reason, sometimes there's a reason and you just can't tell. As far as I'm concerned, if the snake seems comfortable and is acting normal, with no signs of sickness or stress, you have no major health problems and should concern yourself with getting the snake fed again. I would wait a couple days and try again.
 
Wait, so when did you get the snake and how much later did you feed him?

Well it's good that you waited at least three days. But HOW long you wait to feed the snake depends on when the snake last ate. For example, the day I got Smeagol, the breeder fed him to show me how he eats. Satisfied that he was eating well, I took him home and left him alone in his cage so that he could get used to it, without the added stress of human handling. (Plus he was digesting.)

When I got him he had been eating a mouse a week and since he ate the day I got him, I was able to stick to his schedule and feed him exactly a week later. That way he got food at the time interval he was used to, and he also got the chance to live in his new home for a while before eating.
 
what kind of substrate are you useing the cage since you fed him in the cage?? IF it was a regurge... you need to wait for about 10 days before you can feed again otherwise there wont be enough stomache flora to digest the food and he will regurge again.
 
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Obviously not good, but hopefully I can figure it out. He seems fine right now, he is moving around and seems to be fairly energetic, but I don't want to take chances.
 
Yeah that's regurgitated.

You'll definitely need to wait for a while to try to feed again, but ten days seems long. Maybe I'm going crazy. I've heard you can feed three to five days after a regurge and still be fairly safe, and if I remember correctly that's about how long I waited when my own snake had problems in the past.


If there's no other confirmation or proof though, you should wait for ten days like cat eyed lady says. :) She would probably know better than myself.
 
on a snake over a year old it wont hurt them to wait the 10 days :) I believe they are to be fed about 7-10 days anyway :)

I asked if it was a f/t because maybe it wasnt thawed all the way?? also depending on the substrate used in the cage.. its not a good idea to feed inside the tank... its just too easy to get that on the mouse (live or not) and ingested by the snake and that can cause stomache upset and impaction..
 
I can't remember the exact ammount of days for some reason. But females should eat around once a week and males can wait for like ten to fourteen days before eating.
Hmm. I'm a perfectionist, it's bothering me that I can't remember.

I always remove my snake from his cage when I feed him, it's just not a healthy practice to feed in the cage. I don't really care what the reasoning is, I don't think anyone should feed their snake in its cage.
I'm curious, seeing as you have, what, fifteen snakes? Do you feed in the cage, and what substrate do you use?
I'm sorry if I'm getting off topic. I like to compare notes. I use forest bed, which is okay for digestion. Obviously since I feed outside the cage my snake wont be consuming substrate, but sometimes a little will get in his water which is still okay.
 
I knew it was a reg. after a couple posts. i'm taking it in to an expert tommorow, or the pics atleast.
Do most people not feed it in a cage?

Hopeully I can get other opinions on this then.
 
:-offtopic sorry.... well, I actually have 20 snakes... just havent updated my lines yet :rolleyes: 16 of which are babies (hatched here and bought) 6 of which I am force feeding.... plus I have worked in 2 dif pet stores... on my bigger snakes 2 corns and the boa , I use repti-bark.. I used that for my burm too... for my 4 month old RO I am useing pine to see how I like it (kilm dried, no oils) and then for 2 smaller adult females I am useing astro-turf (carpet) for my 16 babies I am useing paper towels. I never ever have fed in the tanks... not at home or in the shops... feel free to pm me if you wish :)
 
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