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    New arrivals....smell?

    Ok just got 2 dinker proven females and a proven male cinny.....from a breeder getting rid of all of his BPs.....As I was putting them into QT last night...I noticed a very strong smell from all three....not a musky smell...but just an odd smell...at least when compared to my 1.1 lessers and male pinstripe.

    All three new arrivals look and behave like a healthy BPs should...no visible mites, no other weird/off anything, smell, behavior or appearance wise. Just wondering if a gentle bath might help with the smell?

    Just warm water for the bath? is it possible to use any sort of heavily dilute vet approved washes or soaps?
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    i would just try hand-warm / lukewarm water without anything added, and if they like it you can let them swim/soak for a while. One snake at a time obviously.

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    You could add in a little Dawn dish soap to their bath. I did that years ago as part of a treatment for mice. Just make sure that they do not drown, and rinse them in lukewarm water afterward. I have had weird smells on my snakes after sheds (for some reason, I can smell an odd smell associated with fresh sheds) and this worked.
    Last edited by Ginevive; 04-12-2013 at 10:52 PM.
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