Hello! I haven't been here in so long I had to make a new account lol
So I up-sized my 5 year old ball Mowgli's tank at Christmas last year and he's been comfortable and eating well since January, after our crazy ice-storm disruptions.
In the new tank I finally could give him a soaking dish, if he so chose to soak, with a separate fresh drinking water dish. He has used it only once for an afternoon a couple months ago.
Yesterday he soaked ALL day. I woke up- he was soaking. In the afternoon he went into his warm hide for about a minute and went right back to soaking.
He is going into shed in the next week probably- his belly is getting pinkish, the rest of him darker, and he's on schedule to shed. Even though I've never seen him soak so much I figure it's not unhealthy, right? And the rest of his humidity and temps are good and constant.
BUT when I was going to bed- hadn't looked at him in a few hours- I go to turn off his lamp and his head is fully submerged. I didn't freak out but I did gently take him out of his soaking bowl. I know they can swim well and hold their breaths but wtf, isn't that kind of weird? And could maybe lead to water getting into his lungs and an RTI..?
The bowl is slightly heated, but the water is coolish to touch and his warm hide is a good temp. Maybe he would get some heat resting directly on the bottom of the bowl....
Today he had been soaking again ALL day so far.
Thanks for reading this far if you're still with me.
Any info would be appreciated.
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