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Water bowl size?

Baller99k

Baller99k

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Im sure you all have seen those corner bowls at stores

Theres the huge one, and another one that not quite as enormous.

Everyone keeps saying that the snake must be able to fit in it. And From what I can see, you would need to get that HUGE corner bowl.

Is this an exxaggeration. And is the not as big "corner bowl" work fine?
 
if the humidity in your cage is high enough i don't think your snake should be able to soak in it's water bowl. but some snakes just like to do that.
 
You'd be surprised how small a space they'll fit into should the need arise. In one particularly hot summer (we don't often get them round these parts) I watched full-grown Corns squish themselves into water bowls about six inches in diameter.

There wasn't much water left in them at that point, but thankfully the heat only lasted a few days, this being the UK.

Most of mine don't tend to soak anyway, so I think you could go with a small water bowl and supplement it with a humid hide if yours seems to have a problem shedding. Most do fine without though.
 
I actually do NOT use water bowls that adult cornsnakes can soak in. It is not necessary, and I actually find it is WORSE for the snake since it usually increases humidity too much in my cages - not counting water that is "splashed" out by me OR the snake. My advice is to adjust water bowl size AND position in the cage to maintain desired relative humidity levels.

We use half pint wide mouth Ball (or similar company) canning jars for water bowls. They are cheap, easily cleaned (pure glass - not porous like some ceramics), flat bottomed (reduced sloshing), tall enough to not fill up with substrate, wide enough to not easily be tipped by the snakes, etc. I've NEVER found anything I like better.
KJ
 
Okay.

So for those of you who are familiar with the corner bowls they sell at stores. Is that huge one unnecessary? Could I get by with the size just below that one?
 
The smaller size is fine. They need water available for drinking at all times. If you have one who enjoys a swim or a soak, you might put a pan of room temperature water in from time to time. Only one of mine has ever been interested, but I put a pan AKA snake-pool in her viv from time to time. It's a bit messy and necessitates removing wet bedding afterward, but the exercise is good for her and she's just plain fun to watch when she's swimming.
 
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