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I have had my young BRB for about two months and haven't noticed any poop yet. I have fed about 6 times(in 6 weeks) now. Is this a bad sign? Has anyone else had this happen to them? Is it possibly buried in the mulch?

She continues to eat hardily.

Any suggestions/comments would be great.

Thanks,
Dan

i dont think i found poop from my first brb for over 6 months, he was kept in quite a thick layer of substrate, i think it used to just absorb back into the mulch, especially seeing his poops were so small as a baby.

one plus of being on paper now, is when they go, you certainly know about it
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Dave

10.14 brbs

What are you feeding? Smaller prey animals with not much for fur do not produce much poop.
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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

I was feeding "peach fuzzy" mice. I did just feed her a fuzzy today, I'll see what happens.

Thanks!

>>What are you feeding? Smaller prey animals with not much for fur do not produce much poop.
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>>Mike
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>>7.13 BRB
>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>1.0 Cal. King

MUCH too small of prey. Baby BRB's can take hopper mice from birth, even small weanlings. Your several month old should easily be on hopper mice. Peach fuzzy mice are barely snacks for her. Plus you will find feeding a bit larger meals with fur will make less messy stools when she does pass them. The fur is like straw in a brick.

When fed an appropriate size meal, there should be a noticeable lump for a couple of days at least.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>MUCH too small of prey. Baby BRB's can take hopper mice from birth, even small weanlings. Your several month old should easily be on hopper mice. Peach fuzzy mice are barely snacks for her. Plus you will find feeding a bit larger meals with fur will make less messy stools when she does pass them. The fur is like straw in a brick.
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>>When fed an appropriate size meal, there should be a noticeable lump for a couple of days at least.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks for the response Dave. I have been a little nervous about feeding prey items too big, as I lost a baby a few months back and was told it was because I fed it a rat pinky, and that was too big. She regurgitated and never ate again.

I am trying to attach two pics. The one with the quarter I had been feeding large fuzzies, now switched to almost hoppers. The one in my hand I am feeding hoppers.

Anny more food-size advice is greatly appreciated.

-Dan

>>MUCH too small of prey. Baby BRB's can take hopper mice from birth, even small weanlings. Your several month old should easily be on hopper mice. Peach fuzzy mice are barely snacks for her. Plus you will find feeding a bit larger meals with fur will make less messy stools when she does pass them. The fur is like straw in a brick.
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>>When fed an appropriate size meal, there should be a noticeable lump for a couple of days at least.
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>>Thanks,
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>>
>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>
>>
>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Those could easily take hoppers!!

Basic rule of thumbs for feeding...

Prey diameter should equal largest diameter of snake.

Should be a noticable lump for two to three days after feeding.

DO NOT handle after feeding, let em digest the meal.

And good idea including something to show relative size - quarter and hand.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Live rat pinkies are the standard first meal for all of my baby BRBs. Pinky rats are perfect size for first meals. Babies that will not take pinky rats have to wait until I get live hopper or small adult mice and they eat those and have no problems with them. As my babies grow a little I feed them larger two or three day old pinky rats. Most of my babies are on fuzzy rats by the time they have had four or five meals. Baby Rainbow Boas can even eat a large adult mouse as their first meal. Meals that are especially large can result in occasional regurges and so the snake should strictly be left alone to digest after a meal that is extra large.

>>Thanks for the response Dave. I have been a little nervous about feeding prey items too big, as I lost a baby a few months back and was told it was because I fed it a rat pinky, and that was too big. She regurgitated and never ate again.
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>>I am trying to attach two pics. The one with the quarter I had been feeding large fuzzies, now switched to almost hoppers. The one in my hand I am feeding hoppers.
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>>Anny more food-size advice is greatly appreciated.
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>>-Dan
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>>>>MUCH too small of prey. Baby BRB's can take hopper mice from birth, even small weanlings. Your several month old should easily be on hopper mice. Peach fuzzy mice are barely snacks for her. Plus you will find feeding a bit larger meals with fur will make less messy stools when she does pass them. The fur is like straw in a brick.
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>>>>When fed an appropriate size meal, there should be a noticeable lump for a couple of days at least.
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>>>>Thanks,
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>>>>Dave Colling
>>>>
>>>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
>>>>
>>>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>>>26.49 BRB
>>>>20.21 BCI
>>>>And those are only the breeders
>>>>
>>>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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