Tokey likes water

so I put to small water dishes in his tank and he puts just the very tip of his mouth in them and It looks like he's drinking it. do ball pythons drink water? is a necessity for them? and does anyone elses ball python do this?

Yes, ball pythons drink water - all of them. And yes - they need water. Hope this helps!

why have I never heard this?

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Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

so I put to small water dishes in his tank and he puts just the very tip of his mouth in them and It looks like he's drinking it. do ball pythons drink water? is a necessity for them? and does anyone elses ball python do this?

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Yeah they drink water and require it to survive. . .


I'm hoping this is a joke. Pretty much every animal requires water. I can't think of one that doesn't.

I have water in there for them and I always have had plenty of clean water in my ball pythons tanks its just I've never actually seen him just sitting there drinking it.

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Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

why have I never heard this?

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From the caresheet here:

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WATER
Your BP should have a readily available supply of fresh water at all times. When possible use a relatively weighted bowl or dish to prevent it from being overturned. Ball pythons are not often known for soaking in their water sources so an oversized container is not necessary unless needed as a means for maintaining adequate humidity. Often snakes who do enter their water supplies for the occasional soak will also defecate in it – so be prepared to clean and replace as needed. It is recommended the water be replaced (not just “topped off”) and the dish cleaned while doing so every few days at a minimum. Bottled water or special additives are not necessary.

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actually... if u didnt kno that BPs needed water, heres a link to the caresheet itself:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59

please read through it..

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Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

I have water in there for them and I always have had plenty of clean water in my ball pythons tanks its just I've never actually seen him just sitting there drinking it.

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That is because drinking (and eating) puts them in a very vulnerable position to predators. Usually if I see my snakes drinking, they immediately stop because they know I am watching them. They will only drink around me when they are super thirsty.

I think Patricia actually got a video of hers drinking... Let me see if I can find it.
Here it is:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ighlight=video

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Originally Posted by TylerxToxic

so I put to small water dishes in his tank and he puts just the very tip of his mouth in them and It looks like he's drinking it. do ball pythons drink water? is a necessity for them? and does anyone elses ball python do this?

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Is the ball python a Living Organism? If so it needs water... Water is a Necessity for EVERY Living Organism.. lol