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I fed my snakes today and right when I got to my Spider, he killed the rat in his waterbowl. Well needless to say the rat is soaked and he swallowed it while his head was in the water. Should I worry about RI?!?! or is it okay?!

About 1/4 the time my snakes kill in the dish, or drag in the dish b4 they eat it, boogers.

It happens. The water won't hurt the snake. RIs generally come from to high of humidity, not water specifically.

Quig
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I always watch the balls hit the feeder! If they end up in the water, I always lift them out and set them on the substrate! From my experience, whenever that happens, more times than not, they leave the rodent submerged and lose interest!

You're fine, one of my females does that on a regular basis. I swear she does it on purpose so she can tip the bowl afterwards.

Keep an eye on her just in case, but chances are you're fine.

~jenny
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This figure is sworn to and attested,
He counted them while being digested."
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Yep I agree , should not be an issue and won't cause RI... Often times I have snakes that refuse to eat it if the rodent's dead in the water bowl so be sure to check back in an hour or two to see that it's gone.. If it's not gone you'll wish you had checked to see as the smell after a day (likely even less than a day) of a floating rodent in the water bowl will make you want to vomit. The smell gets nasty real fast , I guess the water speeds up the decaying process alot, trust me don't make this mistake!.. Anthony McCain Reptiles....