Should I soak?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

And I don't think a newbie should soak his snake which is why when one ask I will always say BP do not need soaking / bath.

You got your answer there is no benefit in soaking your snake.

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Ok well that's why I asked because you see mixed answers on soaking before shedding.. I don't need someone telling me my snake is "suffering" because it is kept at an 82 degree ambient and not 69-75 degrees. That's absurd.

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Originally Posted by 8_Ball

Ok well that's why I asked because you see mixed answers on soaking before shedding.. I don't need someone telling me my snake is "suffering" because it is kept at an 82 degree ambient and not 69-75 degrees. That's absurd.

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You said your snake was dehydrated. So if you continue with your husbandry then the snake is suffering. The snake isn't doing anything wrong the snake keeper is. 82 ambient and 92 hot is too hot. At a minimum at least try tweaking your methods a little to fix the problem instead of saying I am doing nothing wrong but my snake has something wrong with it.

I have another thought. Do you clean your bowl, like scrub and rinse, every couple days...? If it's old water or the bowl is filmy might be a reason

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Originally Posted by anicatgirl

I have another thought. Do you clean your bowl, like scrub and rinse, every couple days...? If it's old water or the bowl is filmy might be a reason

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I do rinse it every two/three days with fresh water and scrub it when I spot clean weekly. The bowl is under the heat lamp, not directly but I just noticed the water is somewhat warm. I usually do this to cause evaporation=humidity but maybe the water is too warm for his liking? I do see him drink after he eats but I don't know. Maybe because he is all black these lines where he is folding his skin show more? I just never noticed it on patterned ball pythons. I feel like after a big drink they seem to go away but this could be from stretching out and not being balled up. I'm probably just over thinking the situation. He eats, sheds, defecates fine so Im not overly concerned. His eyes are not dented so he's not dehydrated. I feel like his skin is just "dry" which in turn causes the wrinkles.