Help! Trying to keep 'em healthy!

[GoFride]

I fed my bps 2 nights ago, and then left them alone to digest - checked them tonight, and 2 of them had tipped their water bowls and were laying on wet bedding! I cleaned everything up and they are back on clean, dry aspen. Temps are at 88. They look fine, but I am worried that they might get belly rot. Is there anything else I need to do?

[Slim]

Relax, you did what you were supposed to do. They won't get scale rot from wet bedding in that short amount of time.

[GoFride]

Slim - thanks! I'm a nervous mommy - don't want BAD things to happen!

[rabernet]

Wet bedding happens to all of us - and bowl tippers are in most people's collections! I just finished cleaning 8 bowl tippers this evening! LOL

As Slim said - you did the right thing, cleaning them and getting them on dry bedding as soon as you noticed!

[realyblank2002]

I have a problem myself, I am not sure where to post so sorry about that but my young female spider is spending a lot of time in her water bowl. I checked her for mites. I cleaned the tub. I even dropped the temp a little but she is back in the water, I don't know what to do. I have 6 others in the same rack and they are all fine. The temps are at 89 hot and 81 cool. What else should I do?

[Reediculous]

I have a problem myself, I am not sure where to post so sorry about that but my young female spider is spending a lot of time in her water bowl. I checked her for mites. I cleaned the tub. I even dropped the temp a little but she is back in the water, I don't know what to do. I have 6 others in the same rack and they are all fine. The temps are at 89 hot and 81 cool. What else should I do?

Do you have hides for her? if so .... i would try and make the water bowl smaller, if possible. she could prefer her water bowl over the hides for the size!

-Ree

[akaangela]

She might be getting ready to shed, or she might just feel like it. I have some that just like to take a nice long soak (for no apparent reason) I wouldn't worry about it, just keep an eye on her.

I am lucky if I have only ONE ball that tips their water. I think they like to see how much work they can give me LOL. Just keep an eye on them and they will be fine.

[Kaorte]

I have a problem myself, I am not sure where to post so sorry about that but my young female spider is spending a lot of time in her water bowl. I checked her for mites. I cleaned the tub. I even dropped the temp a little but she is back in the water, I don't know what to do. I have 6 others in the same rack and they are all fine. The temps are at 89 hot and 81 cool. What else should I do?

Get some provent-a-mite and spray it down. You can never be to careful. Or she might just like water.

[realyblank2002]

yeah I have two hides one on the warm side and one on the other. I just took her out to give her a once over and noticed her belly a little pink, other than that she looks fine and no evidence of mites on her eyes or vent, should I empty the water??

[joshn6805]

yeah I have two hides one on the warm side and one on the other. I just took her out to give her a once over and noticed her belly a little pink, other than that she looks fine and no evidence of mites on her eyes or vent, should I empty the water??

sounds like a pre-shed soak to me the pink belly being the dead give away. if it was scale rot the scales would look rusted and some would be curled up.