Is she dehydrated?

[neondreams]

So I read somewhere that snakes don't drink water, that they mainly get their hydration from the environment and their meals.

My girl ate on Saturday (almost a week ago now) and I'm concerned she may be dehydrated. Her eyes are clear and normal, she isn't sluggish at all but every once in awhile I catch her drinking water (I think). Her skin isn't tight or anything but I thought that was because she's young...humidity has been a little hard to control because I'm using lamps but I think I've got it almost right..

What do you guys think?

[JLC]

Snakes DO drink water. It's important to have fresh water readily available at all times...although during times of travel or emergencies, they can go a few days without it, without harm. So long as your snake has clean water available, you shouldn't have issues with dehydration.

[neondreams]

Any extra tips on keeping humidity up?

Like I said I am using lamps so that's a pain but I have foil covering the screen that doesnt have the lamps (well most of it, gotta leave air holes!) and I put fresh warm water in every day and mist...

I'm thinking of using ecoturf as a substrate instead to see if that helps and buying a hygrometer for the other side of my tank (the side w/o the lamp on it because at night when that lamp is off the humidity is perfect).

[purplemuffin]

Big water bowl at the hottest part of the tank! Eco earth is great at holding humidity, sometimes a little TOO great even!

[neondreams]

A have a good sized water bowl under the lamp already so ecoearth it is!