urinating everynight??

[jdmls88]

My ball python seems to recently be urinating almost every night, in the past week or so ive noticed ive had to clean it out almost every night. Is this something i should be worried about??

[SarahMB]

I don't have any advice, but I will share my experience with you.
One of my snakes did this same thing a few months back. She would empty her water bowl daily, and pee every night. This lasted about a week and half, and just when I really started to freak and was ready to call my vet, she stopped. She has been normal since then!

I have no idea what that was about, though. Don't hesitate to call a vet if you are concerned! I certainly would have if it had gone on any longer.

[recycling goddess]

sarah, was it really hot in your area at the time? cause that's what came to mind when i first read this thread.

but... i have no real advice to give.

[jdmls88]

i appreciate the response, i have yet to be concerned my snake seems to be healthy and normal, its just weird to have to clean the cage every night you know lol

oh temps are what they have been but humidity has gone up to about 60%

[SarahMB]

Aleesha, I don't think it was really hot at the time. It was Emily, and she's in a rack with 7 other snakes, but she was the only one doing this.

jd (sorry, I don't know your actual name!), believe me, I know what you mean! The constant cleaning of that one tub was crazy.

Is your snake drinking a lot? Mine was emptying her water dish almost daily. I would have been more concerned if she was showing signs of dehydration, but she seemed fine.

[recycling goddess]

isn't it weird how sometimes a kid or critter will do something so odd... and sometimes you never do figure out the why.

(not saying you won't figure out the why here)

[jdmls88]

lol its mike, but no havent noticed any more than average drinking

[SarahMB]

Heh, Aleesha, that is so true!

Hi Mike, I'm Sarah
I would definitely watch for signs of dehydration, and hopefully someone who knows more about this will chime in soon. Do you know of a good herp vet in your area?

[jdmls88]

actually no not really i have a list of vets i can go to somewhere but no i dont know of a specific herp vet. What are some signs of dehydration? if it makes a difference i always have water in the bowl.

[SarahMB]

There's a link somewhere of a list of herp vets. Anyone have that handy?

I know that one sign of dehydration is dented/creased eyes. I think another is skin creases that go along the body.