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I fed my 3 monther a week and a half ago and again today.
I can not find any stool samples in his cage, which does not have particle substrate...
How often SHOULD they be stooling?

This is another one of those questions where the answer varies.

Some defecate every other week or so, others seem to "hold it" until they shed. I've had others go off feed completely for months and all of a sudden decide to move their bowels.

Generally, as long as the temperatures are correct, the snake is feeding and is healthy you can expect them to move their bowels about 1-3 times a month.

interesting, he has shed, and it was just a balled mass of shedded skin...
perhaps the core of this shedded skin was a stool...
or
He will leave me such present soon.

Shed question...
on the top of his head there is 1 flake of whiteish scale, i think it to be a piece of skin that did not pull off, should I just ignroe it? or do something?

You could mist him with luke warm water or just ignore it. So long as it isn't covering his eyes, its nothing to worry about.
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sounds like a jail house snitch....stooly...LOL

....fed once every week and a half it might defecate every 6 weeks....

feed it every 5 days and it still might go once every month....

from weekly to monthly is normal depending on food , heat and size and prey size and all...
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Clean the cage and they will be sure to defecate! Ir works every time!

Susan
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HAHAAA I like that advice. I use paper towel and coat the floor,
and then put shredded paper towel in on top of the flat towel, i replace all the fluff twice weekly and the flat towel every week.

you feed it on the fluff?
it will end up eating the fluff

......never heard of the boa that ate the blanket? the teddy bear? the rags and all that big snakes ate along with the prey item or by mistake due to scent...

get a black plastic hide.....(hint) (take out food items.....or frozen food items...come in black plastic containers alot...!)

.......ever shop at a store and buy food for the container? or buy drinks because of the bottle opening size (for mouse water bottles...)...Ha...

good luck...
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I had ball pythons hold onto it and leave a huge dump once a month that is almost as long as they are.. They sure do look deflated afterwards...
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