GATORADE???

[Tigergenesis]

Anyone know how exactly this works? I mean on other forums people have said this doesn't work since they're not amphibians and don't absorb the gatorade/pedialyte.

[emroul]

Yeah, I'm still pretty confused myself.... :?

[pimp_n_python]

who knows if it works or not
we all know water works so i'd say just stick to that

gatorade seems like a myth to me but who knows
i won't beleive it untill i see some actual scientific evidence that it does work

[RPlank]

Justin,

If the water is warm to you, it is too hot for your snake. That's probably why she got grouchy with you! It should feel cool to you.
I have no scientific evidence to back up my opinion, but I don't believe that a snake's skin is water permeable, as amphibians skin is. I am certainly no expert, however, and people with more experience than I soak their critters. Whether it works or not, it can't hurt!

[Mike]

well if they bath in it...they may drink from it. i think thats what you want to happen. but i dont think gatorade its the best thing to do. its got other things in it (like sugar). i dont know about pedialyte...buts its probably better then gatorade. also...the water shouldnt feel hot....but not too cool. barely warm is more like it.

[emroul]

I usually shoot the water with my temp gun, and when it says 84-87 degrees, it feels cool to our touch. I think that feels perfect, so that's what I bathe my ball pythons in when they get a rinse off.

[Marla]

For what it's worth, humans can absorb water through our skin, and my vet told me to soak Snyder for her dehydration, to absorb water. She also gave her sub-cutaneous electrolytes and water. Based on this, it's my guess that a diluted pedialyte/gatorade-water mixture would do a dehydrated snake good, but I have no proof, just my vet's word.