underwater explorer

this IS a stupid/ weird question. But how are BP's at holding their breath underwater. I ask this because one of my females likes to chill out in her water.. When I go to take her out and dry her off she balls up in the water and stares at me like the water is poison to humans. I'm just concerned that her defensive instincts are taking over her survival skills and she's hurting her respiratory system.

I've given her a small water dish that she can't fit in (muahahaha) and gave her a makeshift hide until I can go buy her one. She went in it right away so I'm hoping thats all that her problem was.

What do you guys know about scuba diving pastels? LOL

she might be getting ready to shed

my ball python does the same thing,

heres my input (aspiring to be a vet)

when i see my bp hold his breath tiny bubbles come out every so often. this indicates he is breathing out. then he comes up for air.

as long as you dont see a whirlpool affect going into the nose, then choking (though ive never seen a snake choke on water i assume itd be a little funny)

inhaling water in mammals can result in pneumonia and serious colds, i assume it isnt any better for reptiles.

if you see him/her inhaling water get a shallower waterdish but spray him more often with water.

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Originally Posted by Naginibellatrix

my ball python does the same thing,

heres my input (aspiring to be a vet)

when i see my bp hold his breath tiny bubbles come out every so often. this indicates he is breathing out. then he comes up for air.

as long as you dont see a whirlpool affect going into the nose, then choking (though ive never seen a snake choke on water i assume itd be a little funny)

inhaling water in mammals can result in pneumonia and serious colds, i assume it isnt any better for reptiles.

if you see him/her inhaling water get a shallower waterdish but spray him more often with water.

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I've never seen her breath in water and she's never choked (thank god) but I never leave her like that. LOL if I open her tub and she retreats to her underwater sanctuary I bring her out right away and dry her off. I did get her a smaller water dish and I don't think she's too happy with me for it but meh. The humidity in the bins is very high - its something I've been actively trying to lower. She's not showing any signs of shed but she is a new addition so I've never seen her shed :P.

Cheers!

Cool part is the tongue flick underwater:rofl:

Figured I'd give my two cents, but if she isn't in/about to be in shed, and continually balls up in the water, she might have mites and is trying to drown them. I would use white paper towels as substrate to monitor and see if there's a collection of black dots starting to build up and deal with it accordingly. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by tqmidget85

Figured I'd give my two cents, but if she isn't in/about to be in shed, and continually balls up in the water, she might have mites and is trying to drown them. I would use white paper towels as substrate to monitor and see if there's a collection of black dots starting to build up and deal with it accordingly. Good luck!

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No mites LOL That's what I was scared of at first but I did the paper and checked her regularly for signs of the creepy buggers.