bathing your snakes

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

So when my snakes soil their cages at 1am and crawl through it while I'm sleeping I should set an alarm or something? Give me a break.

Being nocturnal, ball pythons typically deficate at night and then crawl through it.

If you didn't want to sound critical, how did you want to sound ... friendly?



Well, since I don't have experience with every single species of snake, I can only respond with regards to the species that I do have practical experience with. I'm not sure what the point of this statement was?

-adam

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Adam,

I dont know about you, but i sleep in the fetal position on the floor of my snake room so that the sounds of fresh crapping wakes me up. You can never be too cleanly!

I don't want to sound critical, but maybe you guys should spot clean more often.

every morning, every tub is clean. i clean daily any tub that is needed. and sometimes i have to wipe the snakes off. albinos just make it 100 times easier to see any mess on them. and for those of us that use paper we don't spot clean. it is a complete tub clean or nothing.


vaughn

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Originally Posted by kavmon

and for those of us that use paper we don't spot clean. it is a complete tub clean or nothing.


vaughn

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Oops, I've not used newspaper, so that didn't occur to me, my apologies.

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Originally Posted by kavmon

I don't want to sound critical, but maybe you guys should spot clean more often.

every morning, every tub is clean. i clean daily any tub that is needed. and sometimes i have to wipe the snakes off. albinos just make it 100 times easier to see any mess on them. and for those of us that use paper we don't spot clean. it is a complete tub clean or nothing.


vaughn

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What she doesnt get is that it is easy when you have one or two snakes. I have 14 and will prob have many more by the end of the year. You have a bunch too and Adam has hundreds.

My snakes love the newspaper. I make sure they get the classifieds sections with the escort services. Maybe it gives them some ideas.

Okay, I thought of another instance where baths are necessary. The other week one of my big girls pretty much disembowled a rat. She ended up wrapped with a length of intestine. :puke: The odor was unbelievable. I let her digest for a day, then gave her a quick bath to get rid of the stench. Granted, that probably doesn't occur that often, but there are times when a bath is needed.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

My snakes love the newspaper. I make sure they get the classifieds sections with the escort services. Maybe it gives them some ideas.

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I like to give them political leaders to crap on. The ones I don't like, of course. :headbang:

newspaper is great. but when the thought of it staining my albino ran through my head. i found another way

http://www.uline.com/Browse_Listing_...ed+Kraft+Paper

i love this stuff, i get the 18" rolls and cut it to size.


vaughn

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Originally Posted by kavmon

newspaper is great. but when the thought of it staining my albino ran through my head. i found another way

http://www.uline.com/Browse_Listing_...ed+Kraft+Paper

i love this stuff, i get the 18" rolls and cut it to size.


vaughn

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Are you using CB70s? If so, how much do you have to cut off? How long does a roll last? I might consider this stuff. I hate the mess of newsprint. Of course, I dont have any albinos yet...grr..

I recently switched to using the same thing. I get sick of newsprint ink on water bowls, hides and my snakes as well.