i have a question in general how long does it take a snake to digest a mouse and should you wait till it poops to pick it up my adult corn eats 2 to 3 adults she would probley eat more but im afraid of overfeeding her and i swear a few hours later it is digested is this normal and i just recently got 2 babies feed for the first time yesturday ate 2 pinkies apiece and acted like they wanted more but no visiable but today thanks for any advice in advance and god bless april
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how long for digestion
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Tula_Montage
It's Jager time!
First of all... prey items should be no more than 1.5 x the girth of the snake. If Your adult wants more, try small rats? You should be able to see a food lump in the snake for a few days aswell...
As for the digestion period, I leave them 48-72 hours before handling. But i have still seen them poop the day before another feed.
As for the digestion period, I leave them 48-72 hours before handling. But i have still seen them poop the day before another feed.
Mike Pinkston
~Old Timer~
You should see a lump immediately after feeding. If you see a lump then you have fed enough. Many snakes will continue to eat due to being opportunistic eaters. In the wild prey may only come along or be found every couple of weeks to once a month. Most snakes will gorge themselves when they can. Most will regurgitate when they have ate too much which can be dangerous to their health.
In general it takes non-venomous snakes 7 days to completely digest a meal. Venomous snakes start the digestion process when they inject venom and can digest a meal in about 4 days. What I mean by completely digest is all tissue that can be digested is absorbed into the body.
As a rule of thumb most herpers will not handle their snakes for about 48 hours after feeding. This allows the digestion process to fully begin and the food to move out of the stomach. This lowers the risk of regurgitation.
Hope this answers your questions.
Mike Pinkston
In general it takes non-venomous snakes 7 days to completely digest a meal. Venomous snakes start the digestion process when they inject venom and can digest a meal in about 4 days. What I mean by completely digest is all tissue that can be digested is absorbed into the body.
As a rule of thumb most herpers will not handle their snakes for about 48 hours after feeding. This allows the digestion process to fully begin and the food to move out of the stomach. This lowers the risk of regurgitation.
Hope this answers your questions.
Mike Pinkston
I've been 'searching' the forum for this topic. Had a similar question...about how long after eating does a cornsnake poop? We fed my daughter's little one for the first time on Friday night (three days after arrival, but 7 days after his last feeding). He ate one pinkie. I think he might've done well with two, as there was hardly a bump afterwards, but as I'd thawed only one feeder, and it was his first meal after his big move, I thought I'd leave him with that (figured a small dinner was better than a regurg). I'd like to feed him again tonight (two this time), but he hasn't pooped yet...I don't think. I've looked through the aspen shavings, and can't find any waste, but maybe I didn't look well enough...do they like to defecate while burrowed? Certainly it must be okay to feed again before he poops? Does a snake's digestive system function similar to ours, in that eating stimulates the bowels? Do snakes ever get constipated? (Oh, I'll go look that one up...just a question that occured to me this moment). 
(All these questions...I'm starting to sound like my daughter! Why does...? How come...? Does this....? What's that.....?) :laugh:
(All these questions...I'm starting to sound like my daughter! Why does...? How come...? Does this....? What's that.....?) :laugh:
cornsnakekid92
trouser snake
yea, they will poo where ever, when ever, i have had a snake go about 2-3 feeding with out waste before, every snake is diffrent...BOO! said:I've been 'searching' the forum for this topic. Had a similar question...about how long after eating does a cornsnake poop? We fed my daughter's little one for the first time on Friday night (three days after arrival, but 7 days after his last feeding). He ate one pinkie. I think he might've done well with two, as there was hardly a bump afterwards, but as I'd thawed only one feeder, and it was his first meal after his big move, I thought I'd leave him with that (figured a small dinner was better than a regurg). I'd like to feed him again tonight (two this time), but he hasn't pooped yet...I don't think. I've looked through the aspen shavings, and can't find any waste, but maybe I didn't look well enough...do they like to defecate while burrowed? Certainly it must be okay to feed again before he poops? Does a snake's digestive system function similar to ours, in that eating stimulates the bowels? Do snakes ever get constipated? (Oh, I'll go look that one up...just a question that occured to me this moment).