Quote Originally Posted by wwmjkd View Post
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.



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.
This. Unless it's a female I'm breeding, who may be cool seeking, I immediately check things when any of mine start spending time in their water dishes.