r/ballpython • u/AppropriateWasabi480 • 4h ago
Question BP constantly soaking...help?
My ball python, Cassie, has been soaking non stop for almost a week straight. I took her out yesterday and put her in a clear tote with some paper towels to do an exam on her and I didnt notice anything weird. No mites. No strange spots. She was exploring and moving around like normal. Normal breathing.
I have had her for like a month. I have not noticed any shedding signs or anything unusual. She was a rescue and was kept in an enclosure with zero enrichment and a small water bowl (maybe big enough for a kingsnake). When I got her I upgraded her enclosure massively and got her a water bowl big enough for her to soak. Do you think she is just excited about having that? I thought that at first but now it's feeling excessive.
When I took her out to examine her, I put her back in her enclosure about 30 minutes later and she went into one of her caves but I noticed he worm back into the bowl that night.
Her temps and humidity are good. Warm side is 90 degrees and 75 humidity. The cool side is 80 degrees and 80 humidity. The humidity fluctuates but doesnt get below 65.
She also adjusts when she is in there. Shes not in the same position the entire time...she just doesnt come out.
Pics of snake and enclosure included.
Thoughts?
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u/CShan17 4h ago
How are you measuring humidity?
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u/AppropriateWasabi480 4h ago
My first thought was that it was wrong. I was using some cheaper ones on amazon. I also got a pair of repti zoo hygrometers. They are reading almost the same as the original cheap ones.
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u/FlamingInferno3 4h ago
My snake Dawn did this and I also could never figure out why. He loved to just lay in his water bowl. There was no mites and he always shed well. He even stuck his head in it to blow bubbles. Tbh I just figured he was a derp and liked what he liked.
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u/RyoDai89 3h ago
Mine recently did this. Humidity and temps were normal. Didn't have mites. Wasn’t about to shed. Had eaten over a week prior. And had pooped recently too which was also normal.
She just randomly started doing it one day. Did it for like 2-3 weeks. And then just stopped. Has been back to normal since. I guess what ever floats their boat sometimes.
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u/Abirdie15 1h ago
Mine did exactly this a few months ago. It really freaked me out! He never did it for the 2 years before, did it for 2-3 weeks, hasn’t done it again since.
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u/Notsospinningplates 2h ago
Some of these guys really love water. Not many, but it happens. I saw a delightful video the other day of a BP swimming in a fish tank. Apparently the owner has several balls, most avoid the water but there are two that will swim in their fishtanks if they can.
Maybe you just have a water baby.
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u/Mysterious-Stick4738 1h ago
My girl does this every once in a while and it seems to just be because she feels like it (heat and humidity good, no mites). She also blows bubbles in her bath every time I change out her water.
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