How often do you soak your bp

[L.West]

I hear people mention that they soak their bps - how often should I be soaking them??

[DZ Reptiles]

Usually people soak their snakes when the snake is having a bad shed, but other than that no need to soak them, unless you maybe wanna give em a little bath haha

[ballpythonluvr]

There is really no need to soak your snake, unless it has some stuck shed.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Never

Well actually once a year breeder females that just laid eggs but aside from that never.

[Powerspythons]

IMO its not really a required thing to do. Generally if one of mine has a bad shed they'll get a soak by me, but otherwise I just make sure they have a water bowl with enough water to soak themselves in, and let them take care of themselves..they usually know when to soak themselves.

[L.West]

Oh ok I'm still learning. I have soaked mine to induce a pee - which it worked. I also was instructed to soak my Mojave when I had to give him antibiotic injections - something about keeping him hydrated while the meds were in his system to protect his kidney or liver - I can't remember which.

[Homegrownscales]

Bad sheds, when on meds, and also constipation. Bad sheds and constipation are signs of dehydration. I also soak during cooling to make sure they stay hydrated and to empty any residual bowel movements.

[amgbabyboi]

I actually don't soak my BP but if they poop I always give them a wash of running water so that they will be clean and then dry them with paper towel.