Snake Bath

[GoingPostal]

Just to play Devils Advocate here - I'm kinda unconvinced about a few of the supposed concerns raised in the above posts ...

As I've mentioned a few times elsewhere , here in the uk giving your Royal / Ball python a short , shallow soak in 82F water is seen as acceptable - as long as it's just a very , very occasionally dip , to either loosen a stubborn shed / eye caps or to rehydrate if the snake is showing obvious signs of dehydration .

Plus there are so many accounts of snakes clearly loving to swim in baths and the others who chose to soak endlessly in their water bowls .... also can't they hold their breath under water for about 30 minutes or something ??!??


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If the snake is in poor condition from bad husbandry, I don't see how tossing it in a bath is a good answer. The issue can be dealt with without a soak and ultimately by fixing the root of the problem. Is there any evidence of ball pythons going for a swim in the wild? Where are these ball pythons that clearly love baths and how are you determining their emotional state? I've seen my ball hide in his water dish only when there was no good hide at the pet store and when there were mites, two occasions where there was clear stressors behind it. Never otherwise.


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