When i soak my guys and girls i use another rubbermaid container. I fill it up only far enough to almost cover their bodies with tepid water ( as Marla said ). Then i put a wadded up paper towel inside to give them something to keep their head out of the water with. I put the lid back on and put a heating pad under one side of the rubbermaid. Anywhere from 20-35 mins later, they come out. The only time i soak though is if my bp's have had a bad shed ( probably the first with the two new guys ) or if they have been stuck in with poo for any length of time or it looks like they have crawled through it. Its probably not necessary, but i like to have a clean bp