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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
Baby wipes are great but they do have mild detergent on them, so follow up with a damp paper towel to wipe off the soap.
I actually like the generic ones more than the name brand, as they're thicker and more durable.
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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
Originally Posted by Sonny1318
I have always used as large as water dishes as possible, even went all I kept was boas. I personally think most, if not all keepers should do this, (with the exception of breeders). In my opinion it is definitely a must. Again just my 2 cents, Peace. I get it might not be necessary for all species, but for balls I think it’s a great idea.
I do the same. With the exception of my hognose all my enclosures have 2 large water bowls.
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I remember a JKR video where he has several bathing and he makes a joke about people who don't. I don't often but I don't think it's unnecessary stress And can be helpful as part of routine.
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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
Originally Posted by bcr229
Baby wipes are great but they do have mild detergent on them, so follow up with a damp paper towel to wipe off the soap.
I actually like the generic ones more than the name brand, as they're thicker and more durable.
I've used baby wipies on every animal I've owned.... except for fish. Its harmless or I wouldn't use it
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Personally I wouldn't use baby wipes: not every chemical that's suitable for human skin belongs on our reptiles. Remember their skin can absorb things.
(for that matter, so does ours, & that doesn't stop companies from selling things that aren't fully vetted)
Baby wipes, while "handy", are no more so than a wet paper towel or cloth rag, & cost more, I'd imagine. Remember how small our snakes are compared even
to a human baby...so chemicals of any kind are of more significance.
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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
Back to the original question, bathe your snake whenever it sweats excessively during a work-out or crawls thru some poo...otherwise, don't worry about it.
Exception: if your snake has mites, by all means bathe them once a day to get rid of as many mites as possible by drowning; a drop or 2 of mild soap in the
water reduces surface tension making sure the mites don't survive.
Also: if a snake seems constipated (aka "sausage butt"), a soak & a swim in a large tub of lukewarm water often gets "results".
Last edited by Bogertophis; 03-21-2019 at 04:39 PM.
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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
A good soak works wonders for dehydrated snakes as well
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And snakes don't really sweat...I was kidding!
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Re: How often should i bathe my snake?
Typically mine only get bathed if they have crawled through or sat in/on urates/feces. Most of my snakes avoid their messes, except my BEL and my boa...the boa in particular tends to just sit in it or spread it on every available surface of the cage. When any of them do get a bath, it’s just water with no soap.
Other Snakes:
Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python
Ball pythons:
Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser
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