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Just a quick question:

Do boas get most of their hydration from the bodies of their prey? Or do they actually 'drink'? The reason I ask is because I have had my BCI since October... and in 3 months, I've seen her in her water dish once (and that was during a shed). Is this any cause for concern? The water is changed frequently and the dish kept clean. It is also on the warm side of the tank, so it shouldn't be that the water is too cold. I appreciate any advice you all may have. Thanks,

jord
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0.1 BCI- Pheobe

I find Pheobe to be the most agreeable female I have ever come across. Dinner is cheap, she never wants to eat out, she can't talk, she's deaf and she doesn't care if I see other women.

Boas do alot of their business after dark. Once in awhile I'll go in to the snake room a few hours after dark with just a flashlight to see them roaming around. That's usually when I've seen them drinking, yawning, and defacating. I don't usually see mine crawl in their tubs to drink, just their head over the rim. If you're concern or don't feel that you're seeing an adequate amount of urates, you can inject pre-killed rodents with plenty of water, making fury water balloons, lol. You really don't see them drink too often though.
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I'm just the snake room janitor