Ball Python Soak(Made an error need input)

Basically i soaked my 2 girls last night in a tub..28quart. Like half full..thing is i didnt add repti -safe to water by accident and when i remembered they were in there for about 12-15 min...Could i have caused some problems with them being in untreated water ?? I feel bad and annoyed that i did tha..

Why are you soaking them to start with??
If you have low humidity you need to fix your husbandry issues.
Soaking will wash away the natural oils that help your snakes shed.

On the rare occasions I've had to bathe my snakes (usually because they became "artistic" with their poop) I've never added Repti-Safe or anything else to the water.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Why are you soaking them to start with??
If you have low humidity you need to fix your husbandry issues.
Soaking will wash away the natural oils that help your snakes shed.

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Honestly I haven't soaked any of my snakes in over a year..it's just been freakin hot here in LA lately so I decided to give them some water time

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Originally Posted by bcr229

On the rare occasions I've had to bathe my snakes (usually because they became "artistic" with their poop) I've never added Repti-Safe or anything else to the water.

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Oh u haven't?? I mean I add repti safe in their water bowls but just initially forgot before I put them in the water..but as long as they can't get sick or something

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

Honestly I haven't soaked any of my snakes in over a year..it's just been freakin hot here in LA lately so I decided to give them some water time

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It's always hot in AZ in the summer, but that doesn't change the temperature of where I keep my animals. Where do you keep your animals that you are worried about the outside temps being too hot for them?

I never add stuff to my water either.

I would worry if you're soaking them in a container "half full" of water. Usually you only want the water to be deep enough to soak, not swim.

Generally speaking, they don't need soaking if the enclosure has proper heat and humidity. soaking should be for poop-covered snakes or if you had a lousy shed and need to assist the pieces of shed off the snake.

I agree with the above. My weather doesn't affect my pythons, because they have climate-controlled enclosures.

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Originally Posted by Eric Alan

It's always hot in AZ in the summer, but that doesn't change the temperature of where I keep my animals. Where do you keep your animals that you are worried about the outside temps being too hot for them?

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I keep them in my room in racks..it's not that I was worried it's just really hot lately so my room is in the 90s so they don't really have a cool side lately so I figured I'd give them a little soak..like I mentioned I haven't soaked any of my guys in over a year

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Originally Posted by ballpython19

I keep them in my room in racks..it's not that I was worried it's just really hot lately so my room is in the 90s so they don't really have a cool side lately so I figured I'd give them a little soak..like I mentioned I haven't soaked any of my guys in over a year

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No A/C?

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

I never add stuff to my water either.

I would worry if you're soaking them in a container "half full" of water. Usually you only want the water to be deep enough to soak, not swim.

Generally speaking, they don't need soaking if the enclosure has proper heat and humidity. soaking should be for poop-covered snakes or if you had a lousy shed and need to assist the pieces of shed off the snake.

I agree with the above. My weather doesn't affect my pythons, because they have climate-controlled enclosures.

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Well not exactly half full it was enough to nearly cover their bodies they just kept their head above the water..but when I first put them in they did have their heads under shortly which is why I'm here asking if the un treated water would be harmful