water dish/level q

[jennixnay]

(silly?) question :

how much water do you keep in your snake's water dish? just an inch or two, or closer to the brim?

thx!

j

 

[benjim]

Probably closer to the brim, I find that the best!

 

[WingedSweetheart]

I fill it all the way up.

 

[jennixnay]

That's what I thought, too -- it's a metal dish, & I have it resting on the bottom of the viv with Aspen all around it to secure it, & filled pretty much to the brim.

Is it weird that I hardly ever see her drinking?

 

[jennixnay]

& by "hardly ever" I mean, maybe once in the month we've had her... now, I'm at work all day, so see her briefly in the morning, & then check on her when I get home, & take her out to play for a bit in the early evening. so, I guess not so weird?

 

[WingedSweetheart]

No. I only ever see one of my snakes drink. But most snakes are shy about it.

 

[smallet]

I have watched mine drink. Is quite cool to watch.

 

[tmiller]

I never thought my snake drank or couldn't find the dish because of the large tank. So when I put him back in I wound intoduce him to the water bowl. Pretty cool to watch! And no my tank is not too big as some might argue, Don from SMR agreed as long as temps are fine.

 

[Naagas]

A lot of people ask about never seeing their snakes drink.
I think they do it at night.
Sometimes if you 'show' them their water when putting them away, they will drink from your hand. I love that!

I fill up the water half-way, because a full-grown snake will make a puddle when they soak in a completely full dish. You need to check the water more frequently, though.

 

[WingedSweetheart]

Both my corn snakes act like cats when it comes to soaking in water. Don't know why but they seem to hate it. So I don't worry about filling their bowls all the way up. My kingsnake only soaks the day he is going to shed. So I only fill it enough to cover his body. It's fun to watch and makes me think, "What a smart guy!". The day he sheds he comes out submerges in his bowl and swims around and around in circles scrapping his head against the side and bottom of the bowl. Then he comes out and sheds. Wish my corns would do that!

Ps
Sorry off topic.

 

[Naagas]

Both my corn snakes act like cats when it comes to soaking in water. Don't know why but they seem to hate it. So I don't worry about filling their bowls all the way up. My kingsnake only soaks the day he is going to shed. So I only fill it enough to cover his body. It's fun to watch and makes me think, "What a smart guy!". The day he sheds he comes out submerges in his bowl and swims around and around in circles scrapping his head against the side and bottom of the bowl. Then he comes out and sheds. Wish my corns would do that!

Ps
Sorry off topic.

Smart guy! That is cool.

 

[jennixnay]

Hmmm... I know people have talked abt letting their corns have a bath/swim, esp around shed time -- do any actually enjoy this? How warm shld the water be?

 

[bitsy]

Some Corns seem comfortable with it, some absolutely hate it and stress about until taken out. It's an individual preference, so it's worth trying to see if yours likes it.

I'd reckon to have the water in the low 80s, although I have to say I've never put mine in the bath. I've just had half an inch of water in the bottom of a feeding tank in the event of shedding problems.

 

[lilwing89]

Mr. Cuddles sometimes drinks water from a shot glass when I am handling him and refilling his dish. Otherwise, I've never seen him drinking in his viv, other than drinking mist off the glass wall.