Quote Originally Posted by lenastorms View Post
Temps are OK...93 on the warm side and 86 on the cool with ambient temp of 83-85, so I don't think thats an issue. I was thinking it may be soaking to re-hydrate itself, but it spends a good deal of time in the water bowl. How much is too much? I'd hate to see scale rot become an issue because of all the soaking. Humidity is staying between 50-55%, so I should be good there too.

Should I dry it off in a towel after these soaking sessions?

Also, I did take a good look at it yesterday - no mites, I checked around the eyes & every where else

Also...no mites in the water & I have changed the water 2X a day because it keeps splashing it out
I wouldnt worry about drying it off, as long as the substrate is dry I wouldnt worry about scale rot. The snake does look a bit skinny maybe it is rehydrating. I would just let it be keep giving it fresh water and see if anything changes.

Scale rot generally happens when there is wet substrate where the snake is hanging out like under a hide, and too much heat.