Some Soaking Pics. (DUW.. semi big time)

I got my PAM in today and I'm soaking Vincent at the moment. The past couple of times I've soaked him, he's struggled.. This time he just plopped right in, must be because he's in shed mode now. Found out today.

http://www.schoolofdan.com/images/sn...2008/soak1.jpg

http://www.schoolofdan.com/images/sn...2008/soak2.jpg

http://www.schoolofdan.com/images/sn...2008/soak3.jpg

http://www.schoolofdan.com/images/sn...2008/soak4.jpg

I think he has to poop. :cool:

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Whoa!!!!! He's tiny!! Haha

Good luck with the PAM. I used it 1 time. 1 time!!! And no more mites. The stuff is top notch.

do you soak them in PAM directly or how do yoy do it?
Cause i thought pam isn't for direct animal use.

No you should NEVER soak an animal in PAM.

He is soaking the ball python in water, to drown off some/most of the mites, it'll also help with the shed. Some people also add a drop of gentle dish soap in the water, I never do though.

Spray substrate and hides. Let dry for 45 minutes. Place back into enclosure.

There's a lot more to it. Its real potent so you have to be careful with it. But that's the jist of it. And no its not for direct animal use.

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Originally Posted by BastianUSA

do you soak them in PAM directly or how do yoy do it?
Cause i thought pam isn't for direct animal use.

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I have heard that soaking right before a shed can actually make it worse. But killing the mites off is more important;)

Yeah, not soaking him in PAM, just water while I'm treating his tank.

Also, I didn't notice he was in shed until he opened his tank and saw his pretty blue eyes. I asked on the 8ballchat, even though I wasn't supposed to, they were kinda enough to assist me, and they said to just soak him in water with a drop of hand soap.

Since I got to put substrate back in his tank instead of paper towls he's a happy camper! I can't wait to have my snake back. :tears:

wow thats crazy his body is all the way under water i try to put mine in water thats half way up the sides of there body they try to swim then they POOP everytime what a mess ! haha good lookin BP love the blue eyes

Fantastic pics!

I like to fill the water up just a little over half (not so much that he has to struggle to keep his head above or anything), I don't mind if my bp swims a bit and poops, less poop in his enclosure to clean:)

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Originally Posted by missi182

I like to fill the water up just a little over half (not so much that he has to struggle to keep his head above or anything), I don't mind if my bp swims a bit and poops, less poop in his enclosure to clean:)

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Yeah, I've heard that you shouldn't fill it up too much, it looks like more cuz it's so small. Seems like he just floats up there at the top.

I fill his in-tank water bowl up about half of his body. He hasn't pooped in a few weeks, looks like he's got a big one coming. :)


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My bp doesn't bathe in his water dish (he shouldn't anyway) so I just fill it right up to help with humidity, If he did crawl in it though I'd have a watery mess to clean lol. He looked ok in his bath there;) I cheat and put a human heating pad on low under half of the container I put him in (I keep an eye on the temp) and that keeps the water warm for longer than 10 minutes if needed.