Soaking

well after the third time damen has eaten for me he has spent alot of time soaking. well it's about 3-4 times a day for like an hour at a time. His hide is 89-90degrees and the kool side is about 75-79 and the ambient temp is 80-82 am i doing anything wrong? the humidity is @ 60 and has been fro the past week.. Am i Doing anything wrong? or Is it the last mouse i gave him cause it was just a tad to big but he got it down.

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Originally Posted by Damen

well after the third time damen has eaten for me he has spent alot of time soaking. well it's about 3-4 times a day for like an hour at a time. His hide is 89-90degrees and the kool side is about 75-79 and the ambient temp is 80-82 am i doing anything wrong? the humidity is @ 60 and has been fro the past week.. Am i Doing anything wrong? or Is it the last mouse i gave him cause it was just a tad to big but he got it down.

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First off, your temps are too low. You should be at 92-94 on the hot and 82-84 on the cool. Don't worry so much about ambient because snakes can't fly :) . Humidity sounds fine. It could have been because the meal was so big or he could have mites. You would see dead mites in the water after he soaks. Hope this helps!

J

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Originally Posted by jglass38

It could have been because the meal was so big or he could have mites. J

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One of my boys did this after a large meal. It's a possibility.;)

no mites in water i dont know what is wrong with him.. anyways i will try and up the temp and see if that helps thanks

Upping your temps will have him digesting it better. But keep the prey size no bigger around than his fattest part...

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Don't worry so much about ambient because snakes can't fly :) .
J

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Uh....they can't? :O

Can they!?!!?

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Can they!?!!?

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Of course they can!!
http://www.flyingsnake.org/images/looking-at-you.jpg

:P ;)

I could have sworn!

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Originally Posted by jglass38

Can they!?!!?

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Ummm. No, no they can't........:bolt: