will she drown?

Hey guys.. my ball is a little constipated (poor lil girl!) so i've been soaking her once a day for like 15 minutes and i put another bowl of water in her tank to help increase the humidity a bit, but i was wondering if i should make sure it's really shallow so she won't drown or do you think she'll be fine if it's about 4" deep? the bowl's small enough for her to easily get out of, and i've placed her in a full large bowl before to soak her and she'll go under water and come back up.. i just want to make sure she won't drown..

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Originally Posted by kristiwsu

my ball is a little constipated

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How do you know?

-adam

Will she drown? Not likely, but no one can give you a guarantee. The bigger issue is that you need to maintain a proper environment and feeding schedule. If these are in place, there is no reason to worry about constipation.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

How do you know?

-adam

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Yeah, I was wondering the same thing?!

To the OP, how long has it been since your ball has defecated? All balls are different. Some go once a week, others can go for a month without going.

she used to poop like once a week or every week and a half and its been about 3 weeks. she's been eating normally (about once a week), but i was out of town for a week and she was at a friends place so she was probably a little cold or it wasn't humid enough, so i think that's what happened..

3 weeks is nothing to worry about.

she's getting REALLLy fat though.. hm okay.. good :) thanks.. i think she's getting used to me giving her baths though, she's starting to sit still for a lil while before she tells me no and refuses to be in the water lol its cute :)

how long is too long to wait for her to poop? like whats the longest your guys' snakes have waited to poo? that way i'll know when to start worrying

I'm no expert, but my bp didn't poop for the first 5 weeks that I had her.

I have a female that only goes every few months, and when she goes she REALLY GOES!:cool:

whew okay, thanks guys

If you are worried about her health you can always take her to a good reptile vet.