who uses water bowls and who dont

[DooLittle]

Guinness is for girls...

Go announce that in Ireland, I dare u haha

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I am a girl, I am Irish, I like beer, but ewwww...not Guinness.

And why on earth would you not provide a water dish? I've seen all but my gtp drink from their water dish.

[sho220]

I am a girl, I am Irish, I like beer, but ewwww...not Guiness.

You're my kind of girl...

[AlexisFitzy]

You're my kind of girl...

Haha you better what out for Mr.Doolittle! Lol 😜


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[sho220]

Haha you better what out for Mr.Doolittle! Lol 


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So...back on topic...has anyone come up with a good reason to not provide a water bowl?

snakes that are allergic to water?

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[vangarret2000]

I was just asking a question on who does n who doesnt .. u can think what u want of me because I dont keep water bowls in my tubs ..
I used to but then I took them out to see what would happen and everything is still the same

If someone is a smoker and it took 20 years for them to show signs of lung cancer would that mean it was ok for them to smoke because the cancer didn't hit them earlier?

Not giving them water might look fine but could have bad long term effects.

[sho220]

snakes that are allergic to water?

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Now you're on to something...someone who is Aquagenic urticaria...and they don't want to spill it on themselves...

So there's one reason...

[aahmn]

If someone is a smoker and it took 20 years for them to show signs of lung cancer would that mean it was ok for them to smoke because the cancer didn't hit them earlier?

Not giving them water might look fine but could have bad long term effects.

I could see kidney failure being on top of the list of possible long term side effects.

There's really zero reason not to provide water. Our animals are in cages where they cannot actively seek out something when they need it. They depend on us 100% to provide all of their needs.

[Pythonfriend]

guys and girls, really, how is this thread not dead?

BPs in nature live in a HUMID ENVIRONMENT. the kind of environment that in the context of for example the vietnam war would be called a GREEN HELL. if it does not rain, which it normally does, a BP would have minimal trouble to find a pond or creek or something.

i see people making wild claims based on the assumption that BPs in the wild do not live in a truly humid environment, and thats just nonsense. where BPs live its so wet and there is so much sunlight that green stuff (like plants) grows like crazy. i think the people claiming that water bowls are not required have NO CLUE how the natural habitat looks like. its humid forests and humid high-growing weeds. its hot. and there are no real seasons the way we know them. the concept of summer, autumn, winter, spring does not apply. its hot and rainy and damp and plants love it. BPs in the wild have access to water, and in captivity we know they do drink.

i dont know why this thread keeps going and has not died yet. BPs in the wild HAVE WATER, so WHY DENY IT IN CAPTIVITY? of course it will cause damage when they cannot get enough water. it causes suffering and organ damage. i wonder how it is even possible that certain people dont get it. again, they live in what some people (soldiers) would consider a GREEN HELL, its humid and plants grow incredibly fast and water is easy to find.

and we do know that BPs do drink. why deny them that natural behavior?

[sho220]

guys and girls, really, how is this thread not dead?

BPs in nature live in a HUMID ENVIRONMENT. the kind of environment that in the context of for example the vietnam war would be called a GREEN HELL. if it does not rain, which it normally does, a BP would have minimal trouble to find a pond or creek or something.

i see people making wild claims based on the assumption that BPs in the wild do not live in a truly humid environment, and thats just nonsense. where BPs live its so wet and there is so much sunlight that green stuff (like plants) grows like crazy. i think the people claiming that water bowls are not required have NO CLUE how the natural habitat looks like. its humid forests and humid high-growing weeds. its hot. and there are no real seasons the way we know them. the concept of summer, autumn, winter, spring does not apply. its hot and rainy and damp and plants love it. BPs in the wild have access to water, and in captivity we know they do drink.

i dont know why this thread keeps going and has not died yet. BPs in the wild HAVE WATER, so WHY DENY IT IN CAPTIVITY? of course it will cause damage when they cannot get enough water. it causes suffering and organ damage. i wonder how it is even possible that certain people dont get it. again, they live in what some people (soldiers) would consider a GREEN HELL, its humid and plants grow incredibly fast and water is easy to find.

and we do know that BPs do drink. why deny them that natural behavior?

The most common description of a Ball python's natural habitat is "dry grassland". And I'm pretty sure they have a dry season as well as a wet season. I've watched a few videos of balls being harvested in the wild and don't recall seeing ponds or creeks...