diarrhoea on chicken why?

[johneven]

why my darwin got diarrhoea on chicken, its first time i got her on, i feed her on mice and rats not a problem, please advise.

 

[GSXR_Boy]

It's not diarrhoea it is just runny as there is no fur on them to clump it together.
And chickens when passed stink don't they?

 

[Waterrat]

If a chicken has got some grain in its crop, it ferments in the snake's digestive system and can result in serious diarrhoea. When feeding day-old chicks to snakes, it's best to starve them for a day. Not very king to the chicks but snakes don't enjoy diarrhoea either.

 

[johneven]

well it happen two weeks ago, last week i feed her rat and the poo was fine, she did today.

 

[baxtor]

most of my snakes are on a diet of mainly day old chickens. The first few craps after changing over from rodents were a bit loose but it is not a long term problem. You will find everything will return to normal after a few feeds.
You have not seen diarrhoea until you've seen an elapid crap (spray) a feed of chicken

 

[buck]

I had the same thing happen when I tried my BHP's on some chicken necks. The male regurged a couple of days later and the female had diarrhoea. Someone mentioned the smell earlier.... in both cases the smell was appalling. I've decided that I would have to be pretty desperate to feed them chicken again.

 

[Waterrat]

Maybe I got the wrong idea - johneven, are you talking about whole chicken or chicken pieces, e.g. necks, drumsticks, etc.?

 

[johneven]

well its a fozzy baby chicken ( yellow one) about acouple day old,
i notes she was abit jelly, i can felt liquid in her.

 

[Waterrat]

reading this, I am getting bit jelly/liquid in my head.

 

[johneven]

thank u waterrat, lol.........
it was a frozen chicken i meant.

 

[Danielle-S]

My Bredlis do the same thing. I tried to see if it would get better if they stayed on chicken for a few weeks. Unfortunately it did not. They both still slopped their poo everywhere. I now alternate between rats and chicks. Two feeds of rats, than a feed of chicks. I bought a lot at a good price, and I dont want to see then go to waste just cause they cause a bit of a mess. Tonight, Jada ate 5. I might take her outside in a few days and see if she can eliminate their remains outside. Will save on cleaning

 

[gman78]

My BHP's do the same when they get fed drumsticks.
I stopped feeding them after one spray painted her cage in ****

 

[GSXR_Boy]

Maybe they were curried chickens.........