Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
I did a little experiment. I put warm water in my snake rack water bowls, then the next water change, water straight from the cold tap. After using the cold water, the snakes frequently went right up and took a drink right after I closed their tub. If it was warm, they just ignored it. Not sure if it means anything or not, but when I change out the water bowls in my collection it is now with cold. Anyone else notice this?
absolutely. not only have I found that all of my collection will avoid even tepid water for drinking, but my older females will treat it like catnip and leave their hides to coil around their bowls. I think Rich had a 'breeder tip' post recently involving adding ice cubes in his female breeder bowls to stimulate copulation. either way, I think cold water is better than warm for general purposes.

Quote Originally Posted by Emily Hubbard View Post
That's not true, some just like to soak now and then. My snake has always liked to sit in her water bowl for a bit every now and then.
as a general rule, balls are not given to soaking themselves. if I found one of mine doing so, I'd take it as a sign to check my temperatures and husbandry.