Help! My triple het for moonglow doesn't look so good. She eats fine weekly, but she still looks skinny. I have never seen her drink water. I don't know what to do. Right now I have a bowl with water in it, and a clean ashtray(so its shorter) with water in it. She doesn't seem interested. Anyway, any experiences and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Baby Boa Has a Drinking Problem...
blackjaxboa
Oct 02, 2008 09:47 AM
Replies (3)
jscrick
Oct 02, 2008 12:39 PM
How are her stools? How about sheds? What temp you keep her at?
What kind of substate?
Have you tried spray misting her environment with water daily?
jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer
jhsulliv
Oct 02, 2008 04:45 PM
How about you try some daily soaking in 85ish degree water (use a temp gun if you have one) to get her some hydration. Any chance of parasites? I would make sure she is well-hydrated before feeding her since digestion consumes water. As John asked before, how is everything else with her?
Slithering_Serpents
Oct 08, 2008 04:59 AM
1. Take a stool sample to the vet, to rule out parasites, because the boa stays thin even though eating OK.
How big is this boa, and how much does it eat?
2. Snakes are quite sensitive to smells. Just keep fresh clean-smelling water in her bowl. Do this by washing her bowl and giving her fresh water every morning, because she may be picky.
Here's a trick, use a different bowl everyday, you know how boas investigate anything new in the cage. You might be able to use her curiousity to your advantage, then tempt her with really great-smelling water in it.
If your water smells like chlorine, sulphur, or other chemicals, get bottled spring water or get a water filter. (While it is true that you can leave water standing overnight to remove chlorine, what makes chlorine smell, is that it is working i.e. killing stuff in your water that could be bad for your boa). Place the bowl on the cool side, after filling it with room temperature water. A boa will drink when you're not looking at night when they are more active and most people are sleeping. You might have a boa a year and never see it drink! : )
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