How long can a bp breathe underwater? +2nd Question

I know they can be underwater safely for a while but how long? Also my hornet sometimes gapes while underwater but I feel like it's just his spider gene at work since he does a lot of weird things while taking a bath. He also has some loose skin just at his neck he went through shed but he didn't do it all in one piece it like started at his belly then after awhile he finally started to shed above his belly. His humidity is 60% he has a waterdish that's always full. I know I could rise it, but it doesn't seem like shedding and I've even given him 3 baths but his loose skin is still there on his neck.

BP's can't breathe under water.

just make sure your husbandry is on point during shed (high humidity) and u don't have to worry about give your BP baths.

I give him the baths since I read dehydration can be the cause of wrinkles it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't drink when water is 2 inches away.

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And I meant stay not breathe lol.

Ball pythons should not be submerged in water. Period. If you need to soak a snake because of stuck shed, the water should only come halfway up their sides. They should never be under the water. Soaking should only be done a few minutes at a time and should not be your go-to unless the dehydration is severe/chronic. Soaking can be stressful for a snake and compound an already existing problem. If it needs to be done keep sessions to 15 minutes, 30 at the max.

Dehydration can cause wrinkles, but dehydration is caused by poor husbandry. If you are having to soak your snake often there is something wrong with your snake's environment and you need to correct it.

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Originally Posted by Naraku

my hornet sometimes gapes while underwater but I feel like it's just his spider gene at work

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That's not the Spider gene...that called drowning.

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Originally Posted by Slim

That's not the Spider gene...that called drowning.

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Might just be the British sense of humour but i laughed :confusd:

I did something silly at the last feeding - my BP was very keen for her rat and came out her hot hide and passed over the water dish to get to where I was offering the rat. She struck and pulled the rat back in - she swallowed in the water bowl and at once point her whole head and the rat were underwater! I panicked but about 20 seconds later she readjusted to lift her head.

I've seen my girl decide to bathe in her water dish once, but the humidity was spot on and it caused me to get a magnifying glass out to check for mites - none on her and none in the water. So I just put it down to a random thing she decided to do once.

But, as others have said - forcing them to soak isn't the done thing.

They should never get a "bath". But if you truly feel it has to be done why don't you just get a deeper water dish. Let the snake handle it, by themselves.

Also, based on the description you gave, I feel you need to bump up the humidity. Should solve most of your problems.

I call shenanigans. My Albino will dunk his whole head in to drink for an extended amount of time and so far he hasn't drowned. I got video proof too ;)

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I think there's a difference between a snake being goofy and choosing to dunk it's own head (which I have seen other snakes do), and an owner fully submerging their snake for a "soak" because it looks"dehydrated". I like going for a swim or taking a nice warm bath, but I wouldn't like other people throwing me into deep water with no way to escape it until they decided to have mercy/pity on me.