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| cammy |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 10:09:17
I was wondering if corns can swim or like swimming. i just thought it may be something different for them to do. |
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| Tiffany-x |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 20:13:19
Lacey goes for a swim at shed time but he hates it soooo much so I have to let her rest on my hands in the water or she just flips bless her. But she can swim and I can see some snakes enjoying it. :)
Tiffany-x |
| Benji54 |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 19:10:21
id love to see a wild adder. i caught a grass snake once whilst i was fishing! |
| cammy |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 19:00:12
i sometimes see adders swimming localy in the summer and thry look so cool, very little effort sends therm a long way quickly |
| Benji54 |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 18:49:14
incidentally cammy i believe ALL snakes can swim...(theres bound to be an excpetion ive missed lol- the lesser madagascan sinking snake or something lol! |
| Benji54 |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 18:48:04
yeah my corn wotsit used to love swimming with his old owners. i dont have a bath so he get a swim in a big tub a few times a year now :( |
| tehbunneh |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 17:27:51
Swimming is actually a really good exercise if, like me, you live in a tiny flat that has no stairs! Also, having to swim to stay afloat means the snakes are more likely to move - mine, if I put them on the sofa for a 'run around' tend to just sit and look at me like 'what?' XDD I don't think it would cause too much stress if you do it on an intermittent basis. |
| cammy |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 16:28:01
thanks for that.
i'll leave it for now then |
| lotabob |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 12:34:51
Unless they need to, its not a good idea. It might stress them out. Its worth it if they have a bad shed or have mites but unless there is a genuine reason to chuck them in the bath I wouldn't. |
| cammy |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 11:02:44
quote:
Originally posted by tehbunneh
I've not tried it with any of my four yet, but my parents' corn, Conan, sheds badly, so I had him in a bowl of warm water for a while. At first he didn't like it, but then he calmed, sat in it for a moment, then did a poo >.o'' Seems that letting reptiles of any type go for a swim means you get a nice collection ofpoopat the end x.x
thanks you to both of you i might try it and if my 2 dont like it i will just take they out |
| tehbunneh |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 10:43:55
I've not tried it with any of my four yet, but my parents' corn, Conan, sheds badly, so I had him in a bowl of warm water for a while. At first he didn't like it, but then he calmed, sat in it for a moment, then did a poo >.o'' Seems that letting reptiles of any type go for a swim means you get a nice collection ofpoopat the end x.x |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 10/02/2011 : 10:36:09
They can swim, I just don't think they would purposely go for a swim, when I put mine in the bath for some swimming, they son't seem to like it much anyway although some might. |
