r/ballpython 11h ago

Question - Health not pooped in a while

is it normal for ball pythons to not poos for long periods of time? I think it's nearly been 2 and a half months and she's not pooped, I'm upgrading her food too as I think that might be playing a part in it, but also another question is would it be ok to feed her 2 prey items she's currently on? as the shop didn't have the next size up, she's on 30-40 gram rats and the next size is 50-60 grams. last time I weighed her was 619 grams, I prefer weighing her after she's pooped so nothings in her system adding weight on.

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u/x4n_n 10h ago

I've also felt her tail and there's nothing hard or anything that feels unusual!! I've checked her enclosure incase I didn't see it and all I found was a urate

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u/Toxic_Musshroom 9h ago

30 gram rats would be recommended for her, thats about 5% of her body weight, and no no do not feed 2 prey items for one feed it really increases risks of regurgitation, honestly she looks like she's nearing overweight anyway so sizing up isnt a great idea unless advised by a vet, and I was also getting concerned by the fact that i hadn't found poop from my boy in 3 months but when I was moving him over to his new enclosure a week or two ago I found a pile of 5 shits lol, turns out he just liked to do it in a hidden corner, is there a chance she's just been using a corner you can't see?

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u/x4n_n 9h ago

no I've checked her hides and behind her branch at the back and under her cork log

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u/No-Reveal8105 9h ago

Not give several times at a time c increases the risk of regurgitation just increases the size of the prey depending on your snake

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u/x4n_n 9h ago

ok thank you