Concerning how long they can hold their breath underwater? That, I can't find any reliable information on.Originally Posted by Sonny1318
My Brazilian Rainbow Boa that I had for a little while would occasionally curl up in her water bowl. More like a water tub, really. Felt the need to do the poke test to to make sure she was alive lol. She would be just sitting completely submerged with her head under her coils (not squishing, just the way she usually preferred to sit even when above water) when I checked on her a couple of times. I figured that at these times I should leave her alone so I never stuck around to see how long she stayed under but she seemed to get fairly cozy in there. If it was just a quick dunk, I don't think she would have been coiled with her head under her body. I would easily believe 5 minutes, probably longer but I never saw her getting in so I couldn't possibly get an accurate time anyway.
Obviously BPs are completely different animals than BRBs though and I don't think they tend to go in water as much as part of their natural behavior so their breath holding time may be significantly shorter than a water-loving boa such as a BRB. My BP personally doesn't seem to care for soaking. I've only seen her put her own head underwater once and that was when I had recently gotten her and was not keeping the humidity high enough. When she did it, it was only for a second.
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