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what goes in isn't coming out

WertherNYC Feb 18, 2006 06:04 PM

Maybe this is an obvious question to experienced keepers, but for a relative new comer, it isn't so obvious.

I have a female viper boa who I was told was 3 years old when I bought her. She is great, beautiful, very tame and easy to handle, and surprisingly - took to eating prekilled mice on the first try even though her previous owner fed her live.

My question is this - I have had her just over a month, and fed her twice (which I've been told is about right for this type of snake). She seems completely healthy, but has not defecated yet. Is this something I should be concerned about? I know aspera have slow metabolism, but wow - a month is a long time....

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Sonya Feb 18, 2006 07:51 PM

>>Maybe this is an obvious question to experienced keepers, but for a relative new comer, it isn't so obvious.
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>>I have a female viper boa who I was told was 3 years old when I bought her. She is great, beautiful, very tame and easy to handle, and surprisingly - took to eating prekilled mice on the first try even though her previous owner fed her live.
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>>My question is this - I have had her just over a month, and fed her twice (which I've been told is about right for this type of snake). She seems completely healthy, but has not defecated yet. Is this something I should be concerned about? I know aspera have slow metabolism, but wow - a month is a long time....

I would be sure your temps and humidity is good. I treat mine like a blood for wet but lower temps. Make sure she can move around and let it be. Unless you are concerned about some urate mass I let them go when they need to.
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Sonya

Haven't we warned you about tampering with the structure of a chaotic system?
Mrs. Neutron

goregrind Feb 20, 2006 07:20 AM

sometimes my balls(i love to say that) go like 1.5 months then when they do its as big around as thier neck and near 6"(the snakes are only 24" with necks as wide as my pinkie) ans once myu corn went 2 feedings without going and it wasa HUGE pile
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jake

my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (zyklon)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)

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