another nervous mommy thread

can they soak too much? jaxson was in his water bowl last night when we went to bed and when i checked on everyone this morning he was still there, he might have very well gotten out of the bowl and was just coincidentally back in it this morning... so thats the question, is he just happy in his little spa or is there something more possibly going on (dare i say mites?) i havnt seen any yet but i need to do a more thorough check over, little flecks in his skin can be deceiving im sure

I'm not sure if boa's soak......I'm not that good with Boa's .....but for all new additions to my collections ....I keep a can of Provent -a-Mite handy. if i know i'll be bringing something home....I'll treat the enclosure just in case!

the stuff is good...all you need is a little bit

Check for mites.. you can look in the water bowl for little black specks (they usually float)

If it turns out he just likes to soak.. make sure you clean it quickly if he leaves a present in the water.. soaking in bacteria-filled water isn't healthy.

thanks shelby. when i get home this afternoon ill be sure to check for mites (ill check everyone else too, since we had a couple newbies come in lately, not next to one another but new just the same.. and we started using aspen, just incase the aspen has mites, boy would that stink!) I had read somewhere that they like to soak but im not sure that he would want to soak for that long :O

Ashley, just wanted to say thanks for your postings! :) I'll be getting my first boa when the weather cooperates and your questions and the answers from forum members have been invaluable for me. :banana:

no problem lol... im glad its helped someone else besides me.. i feel like such a noob (i know i am when it comes to the boas) i feel like im being a nervous nelly but i know my balls, not so much the boas, and even though you think youve done enough research youve never done enough, and your always learning (your meaning me, not nessesarily you) so with that said, congrats on your new addition im sure you will love yours as much as i love my little jaxson. getting into reptiles was one of the best hobbies ive gotten into. i find it so facinating and its a hobby i can take part with my children, in my own home :) and even though its addicting to an extent it sure is fun! (although smoking at this point wouldve been cheaper) :rofl:

ok, no mites in the water. i changed it out when i checked and things look alright. no mites. i held him for a bit after i changed the water and left him alone.. now 30minutes later the bottom half of his body is in the water dish again lol.

Double check your temps and humidity, and maybe toy with the idea that he doesn't feel snug in his hides. Is his belly changing color? As in a shed is coming around? Palpate his body, feel for any hard mass like he has to poop.

That's really all I can think of, hopefully it will pass quickly

temps/humidity are fine.. his belly looks clear still (As in no shed coming) his belly feels fine also. perhaps he just likes to soak? (although i can see where its a bit excessive) he gets all snug and tight in his hide, cant get a smaller one either (Smallest black hide they make) i suppose i could find something else for him to hide in :confused:

he was seeking a hide!

I moved his hide from the front of the bin to the back and hes in the hide and not in the water bowl anymore.. so perhaps he was just trying to hide and didnt want to be on the cold end of his bin :gj: great suggestions everyone!! thanks, little jax is comfy in his hide :D

Good to hear. :) Glad it wasn't mites.

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he was seeking a hide!

I moved his hide from the front of the bin to the back and hes in the hide and not in the water bowl anymore.. so perhaps he was just trying to hide and didnt want to be on the cold end of his bin :gj: great suggestions everyone!! thanks, little jax is comfy in his hide :D

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Glad to hear! Good thinking ;)

Best place to look for mites is in the eye caps and under the chin of the animal. I see you looked for mites and that was not the reason he was soaking. Thats great news. :taz:

Soaking is not that bad, there is a couple of things you want to be aware of though. To much soaking can lead to scale-rot. Never fun. It can also keep the body temp to low and make for health problems.

Periodic soaking in my opinion is fine. If soaking becomes a problem, an easy fix is to just give them a drinking bowl and not something big enough to put their whole body in.

Sometimes they will presoak them selfs a few days or even a week before a shed comes on. So, keep an eye out for that too. Other then that, sometimes I think they just like the swim. :)

Sounds to me like your doing a good job.

Keep us posted.

David.

back to soaking again... but hes getting ready to shed :gj: I swear hes grown already

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back to soaking again... but hes getting ready to shed :gj: I swear hes grown already

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Heck yeah. :banana:

Sometimes when I feel like something we have is growing slow, I look back at a few picture and realize they are growing pretty fast.

Keep us posted. Put up some post shed pictures. :salute:

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Heck yeah. :banana:

Keep us posted. Put up some post shed pictures. :salute:

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:D will do!! his head was sooo tiny when we got him and i swear its grown some already lol. could me just being crazy though, maybe ill get out the scale and weigh him... that way ill know for sure if im nuts :rolleye2:

It's entirely possible that he has grown! They grow fast when they're babies... I swear Gwydion gets bigger week to week. Keep us updated, Ashley... he's adorable :)

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It's entirely possible that he has grown! They grow fast when they're babies... I swear Gwydion gets bigger week to week. Keep us updated, Ashley... he's adorable :)

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awe thanks! hehe i do think hes growing. i know hes relaxing in his personal spa so ill leave him alone for right now but i do want to weigh him in the next couple days... i know hes more than 71g by now.

I knew I wasnt crazy!!

Jaxson weighed in today at 100g. Granted he has a meal in his belly from last week but I knew he had grown ;) Ill be sure to supply pics when he sheds :gj: