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His very own Bath! WOO!

Pet Corn Snake

Pet Corn Snake

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Damien now has his very own bath so i dont have to keep bathing him each week, what i want to know is, should it be on the cold side, will the water get too cold for him? should i put warm water in first? and... finally.. when should i change the water?


Will it be able to be used as a waterball? if not thats fine because he has one anyways, damien wont have alot of room to move around his viv with the bath in, however he will be able to help his constipation, he will still have abit of room, + 2 hides and a 3ft log, so i think he'll be fine, but can you answer these questions for me please guys : )


George - have a good day.
 
If you have a big "bath" in there for him to soak in, then that will do for a water bowl too, so you could get rid of the old water bowl to make some more space for him.
If you put it in the cold end it should be fine, but if Damien doesn't use it you could move it to the warm end and see if he prefers it there - however, this will increase the humidity in your Viv as the water evaporates and you will need to refill it more regularly.
Change the water regularly - the same as you did with the old waterbowl.
 
To be honest George, I'm not sure Damien will make use of this. Speaking from personal experience only here, but my snakes HATE water and will avoid it at all costs. Unless your corn has a problem I'm not aware of, I'm not sure why Damien needs to be constantly bathed. Maybe Damien will love it, but you might find he doesn't use it in the way you want him to.

Intruiged though, so let us know how it goes. Good luck. :)
 
Pet Corn Snake said:
Damien now has his very own bath so i dont have to keep bathing him each week, what i want to know is, should it be on the cold side, will the water get too cold for him? should i put warm water in first? and... finally.. when should i change the water?


Will it be able to be used as a waterball? if not thats fine because he has one anyways, damien wont have alot of room to move around his viv with the bath in, however he will be able to help his constipation, he will still have abit of room, + 2 hides and a 3ft log, so i think he'll be fine, but can you answer these questions for me please guys : )
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George, why have you ignored what I've been telling you about this non-issue? Your snake is NOT constipated. Get that bathtub thingy out of there asap. Believe me, Damien doesn't WANT that thing in there. Corns are not aquatic, or even semi-aquatic. All you've done is reduce his actual excercise area. In all the literature and informed postings regarding viv setups, you'll never see a recommendation for a bathing reservoir in the viv.

The idea behind bathing a constipated corn is that the intense scrambling motion of a corn attempting to escape from the water (even when escape is impossible) will cause the stool to loosen and move. Your in-viv reservoir will not provide this. He's not going to be doing laps in his new "pool". In my lifetime, I've kept well over a hundred corns at various times. Guess how many of them suffered from constipation? Answer: zero. I know you want to think that Damien is the most special corn in the whole world, but he's probably not, especially in terms of physical ailments. Feed him appropriately, keep him at proper temps, and forget this silly constipation and bathing idea. :)
 
okay, thanks guys, but roy... ive told you... he never pooed for 5 weeks when i got him, and he still doesent, if i dont bath him, he could get clogged up, and the thought of loosing him, its just overwelming, i dont think i would be right for a very long time, hes the only thing i can really talk to, that wont tell me "shut up ur boring" ill remove the bath asap, and i did actually find a poo just now.. so ill see what happens...
 
("Waterball" is some sort of Georgism that is easier to get used to than change...)

George, I'd leave it on the cool side. I would fill it with room temp water. You have to keep the water just as fresh as his water bowl, because he can drink out of it too. You could remove his water bowl while you are seeing if he has interest in a pool.

Several of my snakes swim periodically. You never know.

Nanci
 
Thank you nanci, i have actually removed it, it takes up too much space, and roy makes some good points, i also found poo in his viv just a few mins ago, so .. .you never know, might be no more baths needed!! : P


Meh, ill leave damien for a day - got a infected finger thats REALLY bad and just probably stressed him out changing stuff around.. : /
 
Each of my snakes have crocks that while not taking up too much space are big enough for the snake to get into if they want to. I'm not advocating a tub which takes up a large amount of floor space.

Nanci
 
Pet Corn Snake said:
...hes the only thing i can really talk to, that wont tell me "shut up ur boring"...
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Hah! You're lucky; my snakes tell me this all the time, and I don't even talk to them. ;)
 
Cornsnakes may not be aquatic or semi-aquatic, but many of mine do like to go into their water bowls to soak on occasion, especially when they are ready to shed. Because of this, I always provide them with a bowl that is big enough for them to get fully into without displacing all the water. They can be all curled up in some instances, but they do fit.
 
Susan said:
Cornsnakes may not be aquatic or semi-aquatic, but many of mine do like to go into their water bowls to soak on occasion, especially when they are ready to shed. Because of this, I always provide them with a bowl that is big enough for them to get fully into without displacing all the water. They can be all curled up in some instances, but they do fit.
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Sure! I only have one corn and one king that I've caught soaking, but I'm sure it happens with others. But they're not doing it to relieve constipation, and I still wouldn't recommend utilizing 50%+ of an enclosure's floorspace with a swimming area. :shrugs:
 
I get the feeling PetCornSnake is just young and overly cautious about taking good care of his snake. Sure he's going a tad overboard but that's better than being a kid who doesn't care about his pet at all. :)

My snakes are also fans of water, like Susan's and Nanci's. All four of my corns will immerse themselves in their water bowls several times a week. My Ghost even does laps around hers like she's training for the Olympics. Even my new baby stripe tried to squeeze his wee body into his tiny water bowl so I got him a bigger one. I get the feeling environment plays a role in why some corns like to soak and some don't, but that's just a guess. I learned by accident that Sir Killsalot, the weirdo, likes warm baths and won't go near the water unless it's bordering on hot. Of course, this is the same snake that won't eat his mice unless I actually cook them. Yeah, he really is a weirdo.
 
Roy Munson said:
Sure! I only have one corn and one king that I've caught soaking, but I'm sure it happens with others. But they're not doing it to relieve constipation, and I still wouldn't recommend utilizing 50%+ of an enclosure's floorspace with a swimming area. :shrugs:
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I wasn't disagreeing with you, just mentioning that a more appropriately sized water dish that would allow the snake to soak would be an alternative.
 
SnakeNbake said:
All four of my corns will immerse themselves in their water bowls several times a week. My Ghost even does laps around hers like she's training for the Olympics. Even my new baby stripe tried to squeeze his wee body into his tiny water bowl so I got him a bigger one. I get the feeling environment plays a role in why some corns like to soak and some don't, but that's just a guess.
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Okay, yes, this is an old thread but what the heck. It seems that I've killed at least seven my short time as a member so .... :crazy02:

When you say you get the feeling environment plays a role what do you mean. My king is in a 35 gal corner tank with cypress mulch and the snow corn is in a 55 gal long tank with cypress mulch. i have seen both of them take long drinks and glide over the bowl passing their bodies through the water; but, the baby, Normal corn, i have yet to see her even take a drink of water. She is in a 10 gal with plain paper towels.

What type of environment do you think induces corns to swim? :wavey:
 
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