• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

waiting for a poop

guitarchick

guitarchick

New member
:shrugs: I have a 5 month old female corn. She eats a 2 inch fuzzy (length not including tail) every 7 days. I don't handle her
until she poops(2 days) but she ate on thursday and hasn't pooped yet (Sunday morning) I know she hasn't eaten any substrate, I always watch her when she eats. Should I be worried?
Lise
 
Are you feeding her in her "main" cage/tank? If so what is the substrate?
If it is aspen or another wood chip product, I recommend feeding in a separate container.
 
Sorry forgot to answer the original question, I would not be worried. It has only been three days. Besides she may be waiting her you to hold her, so she can go them. That is what mine seems to do. :grin01:
 
I feed her in the same cage that I keep her in but I only use an unprinted newspaper for substrate. Should I wait awhile before handling, since she hasn't pooped yet maybe she not done digesting. I don't want her to regurge.
Thanks for replying,
Lise
 
Usually people wait 48 hours to handle after feeding. If you do handle her just watch to see if she is getting ready to poop. Mine will start to clinch her belly and sort of bend near her vent. That is when I know I have to put her down.
 
They don't always follow OUR schedule.:rolleyes:

She may also be getting ready to shed. Most of mine will hold it and poop either with their shed or just after. I wouldn't let that keep me from holding her either. But just incase, don't wear any light colored pants.:grin01:
 
She will be shedding within the next few days, hopefully she doesn't hold it that long.
Thank you very much for your helpful information.
Lise
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top