Do your BPs like baths?

[MontyAndMelissa]

Hello, yes ball pythons can enjoy baths occasionally. But are you sure he wasn't trying to get out of the water? (baths for reptiles should not be "warm" closer to luke warm them warm) and with the cage, your're snake should spend the majority of his time toward the warm side, paired with this info and the fact he had a bad shed, I would check your cage out. He should have a hide on the warm and cool side. His humidity Probably is to low I'd check that. Lastly i would make sure the hot side is not to HOT. ( Also if you're humidity is to low try providing a humid hide.). If all is well, then maybe you just have "an odd ball" Pun intended.

He didn't seem to want out at all. The temperature was no where near hot, it was about two degrees warmer than where he usually hangs out. He only had bad sheds when I very first got him (he was a rescue)and I adjusted his humidity since then and he's shed perfectly every time since. I intentionally put a towel on the dry end of the bath (its like a small step) and he avoided it and just swam and swam and swam. He is kind of a dork.

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This is a cute story. I enjoyed it.

All of mine freak out whenever I need to soak them so I do not think the ones I own like baths.

[MontyAndMelissa]

To all of those mocking the fact that my snake enjoyed his bath, I didn't mean that he didn't bite me, so that means he's happy. He didn't try to get out, I know my snakes signs of stress, and he showed none of them. You may have owned snakes for a long time but you do not know everything about every snake.

[MontyAndMelissa]

This is a cute story. I enjoyed it.

All of mine freak out whenever I need to soak them so I do not think the ones I own like baths.

Thank you. My Monty loves baths. Or so it seems. He doesn't seem to escape the water, and when I place him above the water, he tests it with his tongue and quickly slithers off my hands. He doesn't even do that when I take him out onto the bed, he slithers back up my arm when I try to put him down.

[Kiraush]

Hello, yes ball pythons can enjoy baths occasionally.

How would I go about letting him take a bath?
Any degree of temperature you would recommend?
I want to give him more things to do since his aquarium is a bit boring!

[KMG]

To all of those mocking the fact that my snake enjoyed his bath, I didn't mean that he didn't bite me, so that means he's happy. He didn't try to get out, I know my snakes signs of stress, and he showed none of them. You may have owned snakes for a long time but you do not know everything about every snake.

I was not trying to mock you and if you stay here you will see the threads pop up from new owners and see what Im talking about.

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He didn't seem to want out at all. The temperature was no where near hot, it was about two degrees warmer than where he usually hangs out. He only had bad sheds when I very first got him (he was a rescue)and I adjusted his humidity since then and he's shed perfectly every time since. I intentionally put a towel on the dry end of the bath (its like a small step) and he avoided it and just swam and swam and swam. He is kind of a dork.

Ok. Good everything seems fine then. I'm so glad there are people like you who take in less than perfect rescues. (most breeders will pass this up for the sake of the rest of their collection (typically me included) especially if it is just a normal. If you don't want to commit then don't get the snake or any pet for that matter.) when you say there was a dry towel on one end makes me think that the water was very shallow. which was Probably why he didn't flip out.
(As far as emotions I think if the keeper prefers to think of the snake or reptile as one with emotions than so be it, especially if it makes the keeper more interested or more committed and more likely to give the animal what it deserves)

[MontyAndMelissa]

I was not trying to mock you and if you stay here you will see the threads pop up from new owners and see what Im talking about.

Not you, specifically the one person who stated that they love how "owners can guess a snakes emotions blah blah blah" or something along those lines.

[KMG]

How would I go about letting him take a bath?
Any degree of temperature you would recommend?
I want to give him more things to do since his aquarium is a bit boring!

You will see it said that a hiding snake is a happy snake. I promise you that your snake is not needing or wanting anything to do.

But a good soak can be great for a snake. You want to make sure the water is in the range of the temps of the tank. When I soak a snake I use water in the range of 77-85.

[MontyAndMelissa]

Ok. Good everything seems fine then. I'm so glad there are people like you who take in less than perfect rescues. (most breeders will pass this up for the sake of the rest of their collection (typically me included) especially if it is just a normal. If you don't want to commit then don't get the snake or any pet for that matter.) when you say there was a dry towel on one end makes me think that the water was very shallow. which was Probably why he didn't flip out.
(As far as emotions I think if the keeper prefers to think of the snake or reptile as one with emotions than so be it, especially if it makes the keeper more interested or more committed and more likely to give the animal what it deserves)

My bath tub has a shallow step (about 3-4 inches high) the water was deep enough for him to submerge himself if he wanted, and the towel was more for traction onto the step of he wanted out.