Last night I was holding my female bp and all of a sudden, I looked down and she was excreting urates along with this clear liquid all over me. Pretty gross! LOL I'm used to that kind of thing though, because I have an iguana who has let go on me several times, yuck. The liquid that came from my bp is similar to the liquid that my iguana excretes, but I thought that snakes excreted dry urates, with no liquid. Please let me know, is this normal?
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Snake urine?
iggygirl6
Oct 15, 2003 12:18 PM
Replies (3)
LBCBall
Oct 15, 2003 12:31 PM
Snakes pass dry urates with a small amount of liquid. Your BP is perfectly normal.
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Long Beach, CA
0.0.1 Ball Python
RPlank
Oct 16, 2003 03:26 AM
Some of my critters can soak most of the bottom of their enclosure! I have also heard people say that if your Ball is well-hydrated, it will pass more liquid. They do have an amazing ability to conserve moisture, when needed.
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Randy
www.ball-pythons.net
LeeFobes
Oct 16, 2003 04:16 PM
its almost impossible o secrete a pure dry matter...especially urine. When it comes out (fresh urate matter) its white, kida chalky in the middle, and kind of wet/spongy on the outside. This is after 15 mins of finding it.
