who uses water bowls and who dont

[bcr229]

On this note........ how many people have had a t-stat fail and the snake uses its water source to try and stay cool?

Fortunately my only t-stat failure caused it to turn off rather than run wide open... but you have a good point.

Also, just because I rarely see my BP's drinking doesn't mean that they never do, because I don't watch them 24/7/365.

[Mr. Misha]

I wasn't going to touch this thread but this is getting ridiculous... I think it's animal abuse and very irresponsible behavior not to provide your BP with water. Whether you see your snakes drink or not, they do. This isn't something that's up for discussion. And none of the animals in the wild have a water bowl. This doesn't mean that people who have these animals as pets deny them water. Stop abusing your animals and provide them with water.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

There is only one occasion when my snakes do not have a water dish and that is when a male and a female are being paired (and that's a total of 2 days)

[sho220]

I wasn't going to touch this thread but this is getting ridiculous... I think it's animal abuse and very irresponsible behavior not to provide your BP with water. Whether you see your snakes drink or not, they do. This isn't something that's up for discussion. And none of the animals in the wild have a water bowl. This doesn't mean that people who have these animals as pets deny them water. Stop abusing your animals and provide them with water.

Personally I think this leans more towards neglect than abuse. The OP (who appears to be a newb) seems to think he knows more than all of those with years of experience, and to prove he knows better, he's basically conducting a long term experiment (at the expense of his snakes). Just because they haven't keeled over in 4 months doesn't mean there won't be long term ill effects. I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I still can't help but think this experiment is being carried out due to laziness as I have yet to hear of 1 good reason why you wouldn't provide a water bowl...and forcing the snakes to lick water droplets off the side of the tub does not qualify as a substitute to having a water bowl...

[Ripsaw642]

I use water bowls for all my snakes, why wouldn't I? This is hilarious. Well not really, it would be hilarious if there weren't live animals involved in the 'experiment'. On this note, why doesn't someone 'experiment' with turning the heat off, or putting the snakes in the fridge? Then you would't have to feed them either! I mean, come on, how hard is it to change water every 1 or 2 days? Even if you have a big collection, there's no excuse. You made your bed when you decided to keep snakes, now lie in it and provide proper husbandry for your animals. Peace