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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17/05/2011 : 02:29:27
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I was told that corns like a bath,so my son but a few inches of warm water and branches in incase he freaked, He loved it, but how often should he go in?
This is our first snake,and though i did a ton or research first, i stil need help! so sorry if i ask a lot of simple questions! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
Edited by - gmac on 17/05/2011 03:23:37 |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/05/2011 : 12:23:58
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| I don't usually bath any of mine. The only time I have is for one of the following 3 reasons, Bad shed, rehydrating in reptoboost bath, or to assist with egg laying |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 17/05/2011 : 12:26:24
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A bath would also be needed if your corn got dirty with poopy
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Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/05/2011 : 13:02:34
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| Corns don't need baths, after a poor shed maybe once all other avenues have been tried first, it also doesn't require a bath if it goes through its poo, a wet wipe is more than sufficient for that. |
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Invalid User
Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/05/2011 : 17:29:46
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Don't snakes always slide through their poo? Mine do, I'd be there all day if I bathed each on everytime lol
As I said on another thread, only time I have ever bathed any of mine is when I have been dealing with a mite problem. |
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Only1Nitro
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/05/2011 : 07:00:17
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Male Charcoal = Sterling
Female Carolina = Fofo
Female Butter = Amarelo
12 Eggs
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 18/05/2011 : 15:29:19
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| Does it help to bath if they havent pooped, or not eating? |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Invalid User
Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/05/2011 : 15:37:44
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I doubt it as a bath is more likely to stress them. Stress can cause them to stop eating.
Not sure about the pooing tho, I know quite a few will poo once they are bathed but if thats the case it's just beacuse they are due to po anyway and the movement has made them go, in the same way they tend to poo on you if you handle them and they are due to drop a load lol
Are you worried that it hasn't poo'd? Is your snake not eating? Not eating means it will poo less anyway. |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 18/05/2011 : 18:11:47
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| He has pooed, didnt eat for a few weeks, but is now,he is not stressed in the bath, seems to like it, there are branches to climb when he wants out. |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Invalid User
Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/05/2011 : 18:17:44
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If you think he likes it then fair enough but it's not needed.
Just curious, how can you tell if a snake is enjoying a bath? |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
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Posted - 19/05/2011 : 09:10:24
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Hrm, I posted this yesterday, but apparently my post disappeared.
I regularly give my snakes the chance to take a bath as especially Saphira seems to enjoy it (she actually loves diving under and swimming around). I simply put some water container with warm water in their viv, so they can decide whether or not they want to take a bath. If you do this, tho, make sure they have an easy way to get out of the water. Even though Saphira is smart enough to find her way out, Jake seems to be too stupid to get out on his own if I don't have a nice ramp set up :p. |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/05/2011 : 10:21:34
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I only have bathed mine for bad sheds a flannel wouldn't get off, constipation, mite scare and possible egg bound although the vet suggested that, not sure if it is a good thing or not :s
I just wouldn't give them baths without needing as I don't want them to get scale rot or anything! But if a panicky when it comes to things like that. My king rolls in poo and the corns slide through theres, I just kitchen roll and wipe it off. |
   
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/05/2011 : 15:08:49
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| In answer to the question how do i think he enjoys it. I think he enjoys it as he swims about calmly, he has twigs cemented in a tub that reach the top of the bath,he gets put on the branches and goes in the water by himself. After 10 mins he climbs out.(i tape up the taps and overflow, too paranoid incase he escapes!) |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2011 : 22:39:51
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| i posted pics, but dont think it went right! theres Kellogs in the bath, and with the dog, who has now been stopped licking! |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Bath time?
