Snake poop outside

[mkrma]

Is this normal? Every time i take out my yearling olive python from enclosure to grass,inside house (living room), any open space,he always shiit on it. And look like he enjoy it, he just stay quiet and then he just doing his own bussines crap out..

 

[Flaviemys purvisi]

Yep sounds normal. The freedom of movement and added stimuli is usually all that's needed to promote a bowel movement. Getting them to do it outside their enclosure (and your house) is a benefit to you, not having to clean it up.

 

[Shire pythons]

Agreed out on the lawn is better for everyone haha

 

[Bl69aze]

Yup very normal !

Some people like to think they trained their “scalebaby” to poop outside

Yet whenever I take them outside a week after eating they poop 100% of the time

 

[LilithLeChat]

One of mine does it as far away as possible from her preferred basking spot in the enclosure. She hasn’t as yet pooped when I take her outside, as I’m a bit paranoid about putting her on the grass - too many dense bushes and tall trees she could bolt for if she wanted to.
The other one just drops it in her enclosure wherever she feels like.

The difference is that one is a juvenile/sub adult and the other one is an adult. That makes me wonder whether pooping far away from “home” is survival instinct, as poop would alert predators to a snake’s presence.

 

[Flaviemys purvisi]

No one wants to poop where they live/sleep. If they (captive snakes) regularly had the opportunity to, they'd all poop outside.

 

[Synveil]

My Woma does this too, shes only pooped in her enclosure twice just after I got her, but since then she waits til I take her outside, but doesnt go as frequent as I'd like, past couple times shes waited almost two weeks to go even though I take her outside every few days.