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lonleyboy1
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 Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: bathing a snake |
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| ok call me stupid but i have been looking through the posts and notice a few talkin bout bathing snakes. was just wonderin how u would go about it?? |
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peaches
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Just put enough water in your bath, depending on size of snake, make sure it's not freezing but not warm either. I know some people put an island in aswell, egg box or even large folded towel.
Good exercise for them!! |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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i put a few inches of water in the bath and water temp i do it warm but more of a cold warm if that makes sense lol and just let them have a swim around for around 15 minutes
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| peaches wrote: | Just put enough water in your bath, depending on size of snake, make sure it's not freezing but not warm either. I know some people put an island in aswell, egg box or even large folded towel.
Good exercise for them!! |
VERY good way of exercising snakes that could do with a bit more mobility in their lives. I inherited two overweight pythons a few weeks back and they are having a few sessions in the bath as a bit of therapy to get them fit and toned again. No food yet either!
Mark, you and I had quite a chat on this subject the other night on another thread if I remember .
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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don't get me started again about how much it buzzes me watching them swim 
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lonleyboy1
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| thanx folks thats been very helpful |
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| I've a very obease corn who is on a strict diet and exercise regime, bathing is a big part of her exercise, she's also got a climbing frame to use when she's out. |
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| I have a 8 month royal python, I have tried bathing her in tepid water in the bath as but I don't think she likes it as she will stay perfectly still almost looks like she freezes if you know what I mean, then she starts trying to get out the bath. She looks like she is panicking at this point I lift her out, hold her and calm her. I have tried this about 3 three times now once a week in the hope she would get used to it as I was told snakes love to swim. She I be more persistent or is it I have a snake that just doesn't like to swim. |
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | | peaches wrote: | Just put enough water in your bath, depending on size of snake, make sure it's not freezing but not warm either. I know some people put an island in aswell, egg box or even large folded towel.
Good exercise for them!! |
VERY good way of exercising snakes that could do with a bit more mobility in their lives. I inherited two overweight pythons a few weeks back and they are having a few sessions in the bath as a bit of therapy to get them fit and toned again. No food yet either!
Mark, you and I had quite a chat on this subject the other night on another thread if I remember . |
you want to see the albino burm swimming in the bath 
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| mark wrote: | | don't get me started again about how much it buzzes me watching them swim |
Go on Mark, you know you want to! 
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