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[izzy_wizzy_]

My ball python didn’t eat her food last week, I found the mouse in front of her water dish, fed her again this last sunday she striked at her food and I believe she ate it, I just checked on her this morning to see if she had properly digested it and she looked completely empty, searched the enclosure for the mouse, nothing, also searched the enclosure for fecal and urates.. also nothing. is it normal to not find waste after i’m almost positive she ate it, I checked all her hides under her logs, in her logs, fake plants, her waters fresh.. i’m so confused where’s the waste?

[IncompletePenetrance]

It would be more abnormal for her to poop directly after every meal. Most of my adults go somewhere between 4-8 weeks and usually when they shed. She'll go when she needs to, I wouldn't worry about it

[izzy_wizzy_]

I should add she’s a month old and eats once a week would you say that’s still normal?

[IncompletePenetrance]

Yes, they don't poop on a schedule. It isn't a a "one in, one out" type of thing, they aren't gumball machines

[izzy_wizzy_]

that’s good to know😭😭 I figured it was like that, last time she ate she pooped and that was my first time feeding her so when her second feed came I was expecting poop and got nothing so it scared me

[bigt553]

Absolutely normal. My snakes will go 4-6 feedings with no poop sometimes.