Ball Python dunking her head in bowl

[potatofloss]

Last night I saw my girl dunking her head in her water bowl for the first time ever. I pulled her out and checked her head closely for mites, but didn't see any. I recently added a Boa to my collection, but there are no signs of mites on him (plus I got him from a reputable breeder). Any ideas?

[missi182]

Probably just thirsty if you are certain there are no mites.

[snakelover88]

My BP does the same thing. i was certain he must have mites. No mites were found and he still does it upon occasion. I'm taking it he just likes to take a dip in his water.

[potatofloss]

Thanks for the quick replies =) I wouldn't be worried if I hadn't just brought another snake into the house. She's on paper towel as substrate so hopefully any mites (if there are any) should be easy to see.

[Hapa_Haole]

Make sure you're practicing good quarantine methods! As you've already had a mite scare, you wouldn't want IBD to be transferred from your boa to your ball (which I believe is fatal in all cases for BPs).