Did He Poop?

[1997snake]

I dont know if my snake pooped yet so i dont if i should feed him today because im supposed to feed him every 4 days and its been 4 days......

 

[greenman]

If you cant see the poop, there is a very good chance they he pooped under the substrate. Especially if its a baby its very likely you wont see the poo if it goes under the substrate.

Fortunately my little girl likes to make poo-art on the side of the glass in the same spot every week!

 

[bitsy]

im supposed to feed him every 4 days and its been 4 days......

That's just a guideline, not a rule set in stone. 5-7 day feeding intervals are also fine and to be honest, once every 10 days if they miss a feed due to a shed etc, isn't going to cause harm. Don't get hung up on what you're "supposed" to do - as you go along, you'll find out what works best for you and your snake. There's a lot of scope for personalising feeding routines with a Corn.

You can offer food before they poop if you want to. Or you can delay feeding by a day or two if you're concerned. But as Greenman has said, with a hatchling it's possible that you've just mised the poop.

 

[Kuzco]

4 days? is it a hatchling? I know of no reason to need to wait for them to dedicate until you feed them again but generally they will digest a mouse in 48 hours unless you have it under 70 degrees.

Generally rule for me is if they look hungry I feed, but none of mine are obese so you do have to watch that too.

 

[carnivorouszoo]

I have 5 snakes right now. My 2010 hatchlings are fed every 5 days, the smaller 09 every 6 days, and the larger 09 and my 08 are fed every 7 days. This is what works for them and I watch them for needing feeding spacing or size changes. Take it easy and you will soon figure out what feeding schedule works for you and yours

 

[1997snake]

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i guess he might be late 09, early 10, hes about a foot long, but very thin