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ok its been about 2 weeks since ive seen my ball poop maybe more than two weeks, he looks bloated, ive been soaking him and also put a humid hide back in his cage that I only use when he sheds, he likes to poop in it.

Hes eaten 2 large mice and 2 fuzzys (I feed large mice sundays and fuzzys on wed) He had fecoliths befor when I first purchased him, from mouth rot and a nasty RI that has all cleared up now.

Ive ran my thumb down from his belly to his cloaca and havent felt any hard "lumps" but still no poop, his feeding response is still strong.

I was feeding him one full grown mouse every week, but I changed his feedings to twice a week with fuzzys on wed because hes always hungry-could it be the change in feeding schedule?

his last stool I saw was hard and oval shaped, his poop portion was seprate from his urates.

Sorry for the long post im just starting to get worried like always.

Sorry forgot to tell about the pics, The first one is from tonight next to a credit card

The second one is of him eating on his back one day I thought it was funny so I threw it in their. LOL

He's just fine -- they don't go as often as you'd think. Mine go every 3-5 weeks.
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~* Jen *~

Pink Lady Constrictors

Feeding two mice once a week, or one mouse every five days, would be better for him than that fuzzy on wednesday. The mouse is like an actual meal, the fuzzy is like you eating a head of lettuce - nothin in lettuce but water and fiber, nothin in the fuzzy for a ball python except fur and bones. It's just too small to be beneficial.

And my snakes poop every 3-5 weeks as well, depending on how much they eat and how often I fed them. If yours is looking bloated, chances are a poop is on the way in the next few days, or maybe week. It'll probably be a big nasty one, too.

~jenny
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LOL, "the big nasty one" thanks for the kind words. Ill be looking foward to "it".