When do you give your Ball(s) a bath?

I also only give bath's when they have poo on them or if any shed is stuck. I use fairly large water bowls and I have never seen any of my BP's in them yet so I don't think they really care to take bath's.

I said every 2 weeks, but that's not quite true. I bathe every 3 weeks to a month, usually several days after a feed to help him pass waste. Generally in the bath, he'll pass urates and urine and sometimes poo, so I don't have to change the newspaper and scrub down the hides on which he went to the bathroom all the time.

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Originally Posted by icygirl

I do it if they really stink when I take them out for cleaning their tubs. Or if they are having trouble shedding. That's about it.

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ditto

I dont give them baths, unless there is a not pooping/peeing issue.

When they pee and/or poo over themselves I give them a quick "rinse" to get rid of the smell and waste on them.

If they have stuck shed I will. I just wipe them off if they were roaming through their poo

Moms get a bubble bath after their eggs are taken away. Other than that, no baths.

A lil soap and water is a must when the snake smells or has decided to roll in the "mud".

If my Burm poops, I set him in the tub for a few minutes. If my BP does, I just run him under the sink.

OTHER- When they are having a bad shed then it is more like putting them in a pillow case. I guess I would wash wash them they are nasty?

Mike

Never. He has a huge water dish which is more than adequate for him to crawl in when/if he wants. It is located near the CHE and his UTH so the water is usually nice and warm but not hot. The water is changed frequently.