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There was a large amount of fur in my snakes last bowel movement and it was fairly liquid. Is this normal?

Snakes don't digest fur as well as they digest flesh and bone, so it is normal for their feces to contain undigested fur. The amount of liquid in your snake's feces is largely related to the snake's access to water. All things being equal, snakes with constant access to drinking water will tend to have more liquid in their excrement than snakes which are forced to conserve the liquid from their diet. In their natural habitat, water isn't always readily available, so many snake species are particularly adept at moisture conservation and some can live largely off the moisture content in their food.

Good, thank you.