So I had a moment of panic: my bumblebee was sitting in his water bowl. My first thought was "MITES" because I'm so paranoid. I took him out and scrutinized him, and saw nary a single mite. Then I remembered I've caught him snugly tucked into his bowl with no water in it at all, and was wondering if maybe he just didn't like the snug coil spot. My husbandry is correct; 91 hot spot, ambient temps of 78-82 in this room. I can't imagine where he'd get mites IF that were the case, but none of my other snakes are acting strangely. Of course, for what is worth, this particular boy IS what I refer to as derp-y; he's always been a bit "slow" or doing something odd.

So have you ever had a snake just like to sit in the water bowl? I know I can switch his bedding to paper towels to double check. I kind of think it's just because his water bowl has such a small diameter, he wants to coil on it. There's a way for him to coil up in the bowl yet not touch the water, he just braces himself on the sides; it really is a small bowl. Don't know why he'd do that though; he's always used his hides, and they're perfectly snug.

I hope it's just a new odd habit of his, but if it is, then grr, I now have a water-splasher.