How deep should the water be for a bp bath? :)

My bee hasn't pooped yet so I plan to give him a warm soak tomorrow. How deep should the water be? About half of the snakes body or full up to the snakes top. Will it be safe if the snake goes underwater? If yes, for how long? And how long is too long that I should pull him out?

Thanks Guys!


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Originally Posted by muzikfreakah

My bee hasn't pooped yet so I plan to give him a warm soak tomorrow. How deep should the water be? About half of the snakes body or full up to the snakes top. Will it be safe if the snake goes underwater? If yes, for how long? And how long is too long that I should pull him out?

Thanks Guys!


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Why subject him to the extra stress?

Young pythons often don't poop for extended periods of time - it's normal.

Didn't really know it would stress them that much to soak on warm water. I will wait then for a couple more weeks to observer. Thanks!

Hi,

I wouldn't soak him just because he hasn't pooped for you yet unless you have reason to think there is a real problem behind it.

But, for future reference 86f water half way up his body is fine and you can put a washcloth in one corner if you want to make sure he can keep his head out of the water - but you should be supervising it anyway just to make sure there are no problems.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Why subject him to the extra stress?

Young pythons often don't poop for extended periods of time - it's normal.

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Unless there is an obvious sign of blockage I would not consider giving a BP a bath.

Keep in mind that when they are young they utilize most of the prey for their growth hence why they defecate so little.

In regards to this - am I stressing my snakes out if after they have laid in their own waste that I proceed to rinse them off and wash them down with Johnsons Baby Shampoo - just a quick rinse/wash to clean the up.

I wouldn't want to hurt them by stressing them out - or is this practice acceptable??

Please advise.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by L.West

In regards to this - am I stressing my snakes out if after they have laid in their own waste that I proceed to rinse them off and wash them down with Johnsons Baby Shampoo - just a quick rinse/wash to clean the up.

I wouldn't want to hurt them by stressing them out - or is this practice acceptable??

Please advise.

Thanks

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Umm ill go out a limb here and say...ABSOLUTLY thats gonna stress out ur snake.

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Originally Posted by L.West

In regards to this - am I stressing my snakes out if after they have laid in their own waste that I proceed to rinse them off and wash them down with Johnsons Baby Shampoo - just a quick rinse/wash to clean the up.

I wouldn't want to hurt them by stressing them out - or is this practice acceptable??

Please advise.

Thanks

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I would say better than having poop all over. One of mine seems to do this evrytime. I usually just wipe him down with a very moist and warm wash cloth. Works well for me. I usually have to put him in a temporary tub anyway to clean his...

No intent to hijack this thread here...sorry

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Why subject him to the extra stress?

Young pythons often don't poop for extended periods of time - it's normal.

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I agree

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Originally Posted by L.West

In regards to this - am I stressing my snakes out if after they have laid in their own waste that I proceed to rinse them off and wash them down with Johnsons Baby Shampoo - just a quick rinse/wash to clean the up.

I wouldn't want to hurt them by stressing them out - or is this practice acceptable??

Please advise.

Thanks

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When this happens I give mine a quick wipe down with a wet paper towel after I spot clean the enclosure (although if it's real bad it may warrant a full sanitization).

I feel it is worth this little bit of stress to prevent any fecal matter from getting on prey items during constriction.