My new BP has been in her water bowl throughout the whole day today. Just wondering what she is doing.
07-20-2013, 08:21 PM
lightpied
BP in water bowl
I suggest to take a really good look at her and make sure she doesn't have any little friends on her(mites), not saying for sure that's what it is but defiantly worth a check. Best of luck!
07-20-2013, 08:23 PM
Gerardo
Thats the first thing i thought at first. But i got her from a very reputable breeder and i checked her myself. No mites.
07-20-2013, 08:42 PM
norwegn113
Re: BP in water bowl
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Originally Posted by Gerardo
Thats the first thing i thought at first. But i got her from a very reputable breeder and i checked her myself. No mites.
Reputable breeder or not it can still have a case of mites. mites are not always seen by the naked eye until they grow to and adult size which is often too late. Check temps , that could also be a reason for soaking but I believe you have experience in snake keeping so my money is on that it has mites!
07-20-2013, 08:47 PM
Gerardo
Ive never had a snake with mites before. What exactly should i look for?
07-20-2013, 08:57 PM
SnowThickness
Put her on white paper towels if she has mites you can see them ALOT better!
07-20-2013, 09:06 PM
MsMissy
Re: BP in water bowl
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Originally Posted by Gerardo
Ive never had a snake with mites before. What exactly should i look for?
Little black bugs...
07-21-2013, 10:25 AM
CaitJaye
Mine only soaked when she had mites. when I bought her you couldn't see any. I didn't even notice them on her till a week later.
07-21-2013, 11:29 AM
MarkS
OR, she could be using it as a hide. Do you have other suitably sized hides for her in the cage?
07-21-2013, 11:49 AM
Kodieh
What's your humidity like?
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07-21-2013, 01:21 PM
Gerardo
Re: BP in water bowl
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Originally Posted by MarkS
OR, she could be using it as a hide. Do you have other suitably sized hides for her in the cage?
Yes i do. She hides behind them sometimes.
07-21-2013, 01:23 PM
Gerardo
I put her on paper towels overnight and this morning i checked on her and there are no mites. But she still spends alot of time on or near the water bowl.
07-21-2013, 01:24 PM
Gerardo
The humidity is 57.
07-21-2013, 04:04 PM
bcr229
Re: BP in water bowl
Is her belly pink? I have a girl that will curl up in her water dish when she's going into shed no matter how high the humidity.
07-21-2013, 06:28 PM
BPLuvr
Re: BP in water bowl
I have had one of my girls for over a year now. I saw her do that for the first time a few days ago. For the next 3 days or so all day she would sit and float in the water at night roam around. She ate fine and everything. The temperature around 82 and humidity 63%. Today was the first day she wasn't in her bowl so I checked and her eyes are all blued. So more or less a pre-shed bath which I had never seen in the year I have had her.
07-21-2013, 08:32 PM
alykoz
BP in water bowl
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Originally Posted by bcr229
Is her belly pink? I have a girl that will curl up in her water dish when she's going into shed no matter how high the humidity.
