Some of you may have read my RI thread about my het pied. I have been trying to figure out where the RI came from. None of the other snakes in the same rack have any problems and she seemingly had not problems before hand. I did go out of town for 3 days just before this snake got RI. I changed everyones bedding and water the morning I left and did the same when I got home. She was one of the snakes with urine in the tub when I got back. I have no way of knowing when she urinated but perhaps it was just after I left. She lives in a small 12.5 tub and they usually steam up pretty good when a snake unloads in one. Usually I change the bedding right away but being gone this was not a possibility. A few other snakes had dirty bedding when I got home as well but again no telling when they unloaded. Could this have caused her RI? I got the idea after reading the post about the clown that passed (RIP) from RI after the owner got back from vacation. If so how can I prevent this? I go away for 3-4 days at a time A LOT. My only idea is to use puppy peepee pads as they are super absorbent but I am sure the tubs will still steam up and be smelly until the waste drys up a bit.