My tiger soaking

So i decided that since my tiger male is in shed i would let him soak a little in some warmish water heres a couple pics http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/usapenyd.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/2e8ygu4a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/yhugyguz.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/u3uhy4az.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/29/pugu6yqy.jpg

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Good looking BP

Hes my favorite bp i own i love how bright yellow he is with the black stripe pattern

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In the first and second image, you can see the massive influence of hydrophobic snake skin interacting with water. Look at the outlines of the shadow on the bottom of the bowl in the first and second picture, it clearly shows how the skin of the BP repells water.

which coincidentally also explains why tape is like kryptonite for reptiles and why some nonpolar glue can cause so much damage. These images illustrate that the skin of snakes is nonpolar and refuses to mix with water. basically when it rains on a snake, half of the water droplets will be deflected and bounce off, the other half will run down quickly, and the snake will not really get wet.

the BP looks very nice and healthy :) the contrast is really high, what are the genetics?

Quite a looker! His pattern is lovely.

Soaking preshed can actually lead to a bad shed due to leaching off the natural oils between the scale layers. I'd recommend letting him make his own decisions about whether he needs to soak before a shed, and just provide proper humidity.

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

Soaking preshed can actually lead to a bad shed due to leaching off the natural oils between the scale layers. I'd recommend letting him make his own decisions about whether he needs to soak before a shed, and just provide proper humidity.

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This ^ x2

Im not sure if hes in shed of had a bad shed i saw dry skin on his sides in a few spots but i havent taken a shed out of his tub in about a month just saw what looked like a stuck shed and got worried thats why i soaked him

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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

In the first and second image, you can see the massive influence of hydrophobic snake skin interacting with water. Look at the outlines of the shadow on the bottom of the bowl in the first and second picture, it clearly shows how the skin of the BP repells water.

which coincidentally also explains why tape is like kryptonite for reptiles and why some nonpolar glue can cause so much damage. These images illustrate that the skin of snakes is nonpolar and refuses to mix with water. basically when it rains on a snake, half of the water droplets will be deflected and bounce off, the other half will run down quickly, and the snake will not really get wet.

the BP looks very nice and healthy :) the contrast is really high, what are the genetics?

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Hes a tiger (desert x enchi)

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