So when I got home and the dogs were barking as I entered the house, I looked over and Lucy (what she named her RTB) was in her hide. When I walked by her enclosure I noticed she was peeking out her hide and was watching us. I went through all my enclosures changing everyone's water and spot cleaning. When I got to Lucy she was almost completely out of her hide and watching me and the dogs moving around the house. I opened her enclosure and she climbed out and rested on my shoulders as I finished my work. I almost forgot she was there. She was the last snake to be cared for so I felt was ok. When I sat down with her I examined her again. She showed now signs of mites. I even checked her water dish. I gave her a bath which she seamed to enjoy. She did not want out of the tub. When I placed her back in her enclosure she proceeded to rearrange everything then settled into her hide again. The reason I gave her a bath is that every time I would turn on the water in the kitchen she would go right for it. She seams to love water. Is this unusual? I did put paper towels in her cage as suggested. I think she is just active and enjoys a good swim. Before now she was in a tub and had no room to explore. I think she feels some level of freedom she had never had before? She also did not know what to do with a hide when I put her into her enclosure. She would lay around it and on top of it. I introduced her to the entrance and she explored it a few min. Yesterday when I came home was the first time I have seen her to actually use it as a hide. I think everything is new to her and she is curious about how it all works. I could be wrong but I hope not. She also appears to watch TV from time to time.
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