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Is she dehydrated?

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  • 09-01-2011, 06:36 PM
    neondreams
    Is she dehydrated?
    So I read somewhere that snakes don't drink water, that they mainly get their hydration from the environment and their meals.

    My girl ate on Saturday (almost a week ago now) and I'm concerned she may be dehydrated. Her eyes are clear and normal, she isn't sluggish at all but every once in awhile I catch her drinking water (I think). Her skin isn't tight or anything but I thought that was because she's young...humidity has been a little hard to control because I'm using lamps but I think I've got it almost right..

    What do you guys think?
  • 09-01-2011, 06:41 PM
    JLC
    Re: Is she dehydrated?
    Snakes DO drink water. It's important to have fresh water readily available at all times...although during times of travel or emergencies, they can go a few days without it, without harm. So long as your snake has clean water available, you shouldn't have issues with dehydration. :)
  • 09-01-2011, 08:25 PM
    neondreams
    Any extra tips on keeping humidity up?

    Like I said I am using lamps so that's a pain but I have foil covering the screen that doesnt have the lamps (well most of it, gotta leave air holes!) and I put fresh warm water in every day and mist...

    I'm thinking of using ecoturf as a substrate instead to see if that helps and buying a hygrometer for the other side of my tank (the side w/o the lamp on it because at night when that lamp is off the humidity is perfect).
  • 09-01-2011, 08:39 PM
    purplemuffin
    Big water bowl at the hottest part of the tank! Eco earth is great at holding humidity, sometimes a little TOO great even!
  • 09-01-2011, 08:47 PM
    neondreams
    A have a good sized water bowl under the lamp already so ecoearth it is! :)
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