Soaking issue..

[koseckk89]

Ive had my spider ball since 2007, hatchling in early 2007.. Ive never had any issues.... Till now..

I switched to tubs they are 51qt hefty tubs frome lowes.. I use undertank heat the premade flexwatt type, it covers 1/3 of the bottom.. My humidity has always been high(70% ish).. And as summer hits im adding more holes..

Anyway i use a small drinking dish that fits about 1.5 cups of water in it and a humid hide with moss.. The snake is now constantly dumping the water dish till i have sitting and pooling water in the tub. My heat levels are fine, and i cant see mites at all..


Should i try soaking anyway and see if i can see mites then? This has been happening for 2-3 weeks, ate a medium rat the week before and a medium rat the 2nd week in.. This snake has always been on n off with feeding but the constant soaking of the tub is upsetting, the bp has gone through two digital readers for indoor/outdoor with humidity gauge already..

[NH93]

Take a good, thorough look over your snake for ticks and mites. I'd say yes, trying soaking to see mites (or any other methods people use to look for mites).

And are you sure the snake is actually soaking in the dish? Do you have a ceramic or stone water dish? If not, it could just be getting tipped over while your snake is roaming because it is not heavy-bottomed.