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My Colombia Red-tail boa took the single largest poo I've EVER seen come out of a snake her size. She went about 4 week's without pooing ( Despite being soaked in warm water ). The poop had to be about 1/3rd her body length which is close to 29 inches long. It made her noticibly thick of body and it was bout as thick as her lower third. It was completely..wow. Is this normal? Is it healthy for her to go that long without dropping a hammer? It was simply imposing.

Does this mammoth turd smell at all of molasses? If it does, your Boa could have an artificially slow metabolism resulting in poop that is slower than molasses in January. So now you well understand and yes you do have great reason for concern. A Boa turd that wreaks of molasses is one not to be taken lightly or with any salt. Salt will cause the molasses qualities of this poop to metastasize throughout all it touches and in rare instances even into those that gaze upon it! It may also possibly grow out of it's already gargantuan proportions into something roughly equal to the size of the great wall of China. So you see the reason for my justified concern and warning to NOT use any salt on this turd if there is even the slightest aroma of molasses.

Of course there is also the possibility of caramelized desalinized interfecalization. This is a little known and extremely rare condition where the feces can actually become petrified becoming as hard as stone. The only test for this condition is of course an unpleasant one. You will have to taste of the enlarged mass while still steamy and fresh. If the flavor is the same as fresh Maine Lobster meat sautéed in butter, you need to get that Boa to a veterinarian immediately as a complete fasciotomy is the only cure.

Assuming that you neither smell any molasses and cannot taste any hint of lobster flavor, you have nothing to worry about. Boas poop and just like all animals, sometimes more than others.

Have fun doing the diagnosis and good luck to you and your big pooping Boa!
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But it does kinda taste like Lobster... hmmm.

Too Funny!

Christian
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christian@redwoodreptiles.com

interfecalization and buttery lobster flavored poo goodness... Only on the boa forum. Apparently after inhaling a certain amount of glue, everything taste the same. Well, almost the same. Either molasses or lobster. Inquiring minds beware. Sometimes in the quest for knowledge on this forum, your IQ drops, but at least you get a good laugh.

Phil Goss

Looks like someone has spent a very long day with the glue gun!!!

Lobster and molasses eh? A psychiatrist could have a field day with some of this info.

Denny

Jeff:

What an imagination.

Thanks for making my day.

Brian
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Brian Gundy

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I'm guessing from the HILARIOUS response her dropping a duece the size or a third world country is normal?

>>I'm guessing from the HILARIOUS response her dropping a duece the size or a third world country is normal?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
12.24 BRB
11.13 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Well, it seems that we have tried the "smell test" and the "taste test", now, all that is left is the "touch test."

You must pick up the turd and squeeze it ever so gently with a measureing cup underneath it. If you are able to catch at least 4 ounces of liquid then you have nothing to worry about. If you obtain more then 4 ounces then you have some real concerns...the main one being just be glad you did not step in it!!!!

>>My Colombia Red-tail boa took the single largest poo I've EVER seen come out of a snake her size. She went about 4 week's without pooing ( Despite being soaked in warm water ). The poop had to be about 1/3rd her body length which is close to 29 inches long. It made her noticibly thick of body and it was bout as thick as her lower third. It was completely..wow. Is this normal? Is it healthy for her to go that long without dropping a hammer? It was simply imposing.

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Did it look like this?

No worries. Feces occurs. Sometimes more than other times.
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