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BP knocking over the water dish
Is it normal for a BP to knock over their water dish on purpose? My girlfriend thought I was nuts for thinking it was on purpose until she caught him lifting the dish with his head. He has knocked it over 3 times in 4 days, twice in less than 2 hours. I have had the BP since x-mas and he has never done this before. Just curious if it's something I should be concerned about or is he just trying to be a pain in the butt? lol. I checked him for mites and it looks like he is clear. Any thoughts?
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I have a couple of larger snakes that relish in tipping their bowls over, I think they even smile afterwards but I can't swear to it 
Heavy ceramic bowls sometimes are the only way to help alleviate this issue, but even then most of them can be tipped if the snake is persistent.
Jerry Robertson

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Re: BP knocking over the water dish
 Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
Heavy ceramic bowls sometimes are the only way to help alleviate this issue, but even then most of them can be tipped if the snake is persistent.
X 2 or something with a wider base.
If they can tip it you can be sure they will
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Re: BP knocking over the water dish
Ok, so I shouldn't be concerned then? I changed his dish to something heavier after the second time he knocked it over last night and he hasn't tried it again as far as I can tell. I swear my BP was smiling when I had to clean his tank for the second time yesterday
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They only tip the water bowls over to make you pull your hair out. I'm convinced of this. I have a few bowl-tipping brats myself. I think they like to do it most when I've JUST gotten done cleaning all the bins so I'm tired and sweaty.
At least I don't currently have any that like rolling in their own poo.
Theresa Baker
No Legs and More
Florida, USA
"Stop being a wimpy monkey,; bare some teeth, steal some food and fling poo with the alphas. "
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Re: BP knocking over the water dish
 Originally Posted by wolfy-hound
At least I don't currently have any that like rolling in their own poo.
yuk
Jerry Robertson

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I use the non tip dog and cat bowles. (all from either the dollar store or the fleet farm)
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My boa loves to make a mess with the water. I got new bowls to stop her- it just slowed her down. She works at it until she succeeds. I gives her much joy and I swear she snickers at me when I find the mess. My BP isn't big enough to challenge his bowl yet but I know he will. There's some great joy in a mess well done
0.1 Pastel Lesser Platinum (BP)
0.1 Dumerils Boa
0.1 Indian Sand Boa (Sunset)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Anery)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Rufescen)
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa (Paradox Albino)
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa (Paradox Snow)
And a lot of Tarantulas 
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Re: BP knocking over the water dish
I use a heavy clear glass baking dish (Anchor Hocking)
there is no way it will get tipped over.
It is 5 quart size.
By the way, what is that "oily looking slime film" that I am noticing when I clean out the water dish ? Is she peeing in her water dish ?
Harry
from Atlanta
Last edited by Old Sloppy; 08-26-2011 at 10:09 PM.
0.1 normal 3,200 grams 5 feet long
100 gallon tank with 4 UTH
3 are thermostat controlled, the 4th one is constantly powered located directly under the water dish.
17" x 13" clear glass rectangular baking dish (5 quart) for her to soak in
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Heavy dishes are good suggestions.
Does he have a hide? He might be tipping it over to look for a place to hide under.
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