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    Soaking in water after eating

    I just fed my Ball Python for the first time since bringing it home, which was about a week ago. Nearly immediately after it swallowed the mouse it soaked in it's water bowl for a while. I was wondering if this is normal? Also, I'm feeding it little pinkies but they are a bit smaller than its widest point, should I buy a bigger size?

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    Re: Soaking in water after eating

    I was wondering if anyone had a rough guess on how old it was by just looking at its size? The pet store had it advertised as 'baby ball python' but I asked how old it was and the girl said she didn't know

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    I'll probably annoy people with this, but it is my opinion that Ball Pythons generally don't soak, if your husbandry is spot on.

    If its soaking, I would always try and rule out mites, humidity problems, and hide problems first.

    If its only ever just after a meal, it *could* be a querk to your particular snake, but generally it's not habitual.


    Also it's really hard to tell its proper size / length from those pictures. See if you can get more up, but don't hassle her if she's just fed.


    And if you don't know it's sex. Lets call it a her =P I was taught by my father to always give things female names. That way you will always remember to respect them

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    Hi!

    Buying a snake from a local pet store (especially commercial ones like Petco/Petsmart) comes with downfalls. Not a lot of stores keep specific records of their animals, especially reptiles, when it comes to age, birth/hatch date, weight, etc. So you will have to guess on some parts. That being said, a lot of snakes in stores are wholesaled from breeders. This looks like a hatchling, no more than a couple months I would say. But I can't really see the entirety of the animal, if you can take full body (stretched out if possible) or a size reference photo I'm sure I, or a more experienced keeper can give you a more accurate guess.

    As far as the waterbowl thing goes. What is the temperature and humidity in the cage? It may be too hot or not humid enough.
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    Re: Soaking in water after eating


    I've never seen it soak until just yesterday after eating, I'll watch carefully to see if she soaks anymore. I haven't seen any signs of mites. The temp on the cold side is around 80 and the hot side 90-95 with the humidity 60-65

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    Re: Soaking in water after eating


    This is kind of a size reference photo, I don't have many of it

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    Looking at the photos, it should be able to take adult mice to rat pups. Weigh the snake in grams and you will get a better answer.

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    Agree with the above poster. Looks to be a yearling at least.

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    Re: Soaking in water after eating

    Do you think I should try feeding it again since I only gave it a little pinkie? I'll be able to buy some larger mice or rat pups towards the end of this week to try.

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