bath time?!

last night before i went to sleep, i saw Osiris decided to give himself a bath.no problem with that.what bothered me was that when i woke up this morning,he was still there!! should i be worried? im hoping the water didnt cool him down to the point where he cant move or something.

Well he could be soaking for a number of reasons...


-maybe he's getting ready to shed?
-Because he has mites (not saying he does but could be a possibility maybe?)
-to thermoregulate?
-maybe he feels secure in his small water dish?

Those are just a couple possibilities... with more information it would be easier to gauge why he might be in there... I've had some snakes that would just soak every once in a while... didn't have mites and the temps were dead on in their enclosure but they would occasionally take a dip and chill out every once and a while.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

im hoping the water didnt cool him down to the point where he cant move or something.

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Ball pythons thermoregulate, so he would have come out if he felt it was too cold for comfort.;)

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Originally Posted by djslurp1200

Ball pythons thermoregulate, so he would have come out if he felt it was too cold for comfort.;)

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yeah i told myself the same thing after.maybe when i get home he'll be out and slithering around.