Baths

[Jared]

need info about baths, Doug just went into blue stage so I wanted to try a bath this time. I know it's gotta feel just warm to the touch. But how deep and any other tips?

[Dave]

should be warm to the touch yes but i dont usually bath my corns, usually my python and boa either take a bath or get misted, very small amount of water is wanted and you want it at a temp that is close to your body temp! i wouldnt suggest putting corns in baths as they naturally do not swim!

[John Pilling]

Best thing to do if giving your corn a bath, is to actually full a bath at 1 side and leave the other side dry (not much water, but enough) and place the corn in the water and let them head for the dry half. Keep an eye on them tho, as acidents can, and has happened in the past.

[Jared]

well I just wanted to try something different. But maybe I won't this time, I'll wait till he's biger. But now I know for the future. Thanks a lot guys! ;D

[John Pilling]

Not a problem, my idea is a nicked idea anyway, but 1 that works well

[Muphesto]

how do you fill a bath at one side but leave the other side empty? lol

something you could try that i juse thought of is to put water in a bath..and let a plastic tub float around, then the snake caan swim around and go into the plastic tub, come back out..drnik...do what it wants..like a little pirate ship for a pirate snake...arghhh

[John Pilling]

Good idea jim lad

But my bath slopes down gentley from 1 side the other, so i can half fill it and leave half empty (well about 2.5inch at the deepest to leave a dry 1/3 of the bath).

[Jared]

Well I gave him a bath today. I did it the way you said John. Filled half one side up and let him go in. He didn't like it when I didn't have my hand with him. I'm guessing my and gave him more traction so he felt more secure. But all went well and I think he'll have another perfect shed like all his others. Thanks guys

[Dave]

just out of interest, wouldnt misting him be better (spray him with water at the right temp), that way they wont be freaked out by having to swim (not something they do naturally) and it will have the same effect as bathing! i personally think that its unnecesary stress to a corn!

[John Pilling]

I agree with you dave, but some people prefer to give their snakes a quick soak, i mean how much is a misting bottle?



Don't know if you ca see the price, but i think it was £0.59.

[Dave]

much better option there jared, if you dont want to stress them thats the way to go!

[Jared]

okay great! Good thing I already have a spray bottle! Thanks guys!

[Dave]

i can only say think about the snake because the snake will stress out in too much water and this seems a much nicer (and easier) way to do it! glad we could help!

[Vicki]

In my vivs I have water bowls big enough for them to soak in if they want to (besides Humbugs as hes huge). I the weather is very warm you could put in a box with wet/damp moss just after the blue stage to help them shed.

I have given Amber a bath before but she didnt really like it so I havent attempted again. During shed time it is best to keep stess to a minimum as they are already quite stressed out. Only bath them if really neccesary (i.e the last shed was really bad). In the summer you could add a nice big water bowl to give them the option of soaking ;D

[Jared]

This shed wasn't full Now I don't like baths! All The sheds before that have been perfect and this one was in about 4 pieces. But it might've been because I was on an end of the year school trip last week and the temp in the viv could've been really high because the heat lamp + the high temps outside = VERY HIGH TEMPS. I don't think my dad knew that Is about 25 celsius or 76 ferenheight good for inside the viv? Before I had it perfectly on 30 celsius but now that it's hot outside I can't have my heatlamp running or it gets up to 40 !!!

[John Pilling]

just have the heat lamp on for a couple of hours in the morning, and another couple in the evening till you can find a balance. Let it say heat up to 32, then drop to around 28, then start the re-heating process again. Not ideal i know, but an idea that might work. I know my temps are high at the min with somedays hitting 35-6 c, and i've only got 1 matstat, so i know what i need in a week or 2 when i can afford it.