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I usually just read the posts here and I try to reserve my questions to topics that I have yet to find a solid answer for. So here goes:

I am interested in keeping my herps as healthy as possible. I am considering injecting my f/t feeders with supplements before I "serve" them. Does anybody have any thoughts or suggestions?

By the way, I am the guy that posted the "Established BPS" question below (last week). I picked up 2 beautiful, 2 ½ year old, 4 foot Ball Pythons from a guy who was joining the Navy. He parted with them for $100. I jumped on it and I could not be happier. They are completely tame and healthy and I have only noticed 2 oddities about them:

1. They like to soak in their water bowls for what I consider to be a long time, 2-3 hours a day.
2. They were raised in the same enclosure from birth and they are totally inseparable. I do not have any plans to breed normal BPs so I am not too worried about their “relationship”. They actually seem VERY affectionate towards each other. I have fed them once already in separate containers and when I finally put them back together they snuggled up with one another instantly. It was kind of “cute”. (If I dare use that word to describe snakes) I have read many posts about housing snakes together and I am only doing it because I am afraid of sending them into some sort of separation anxiety stress?!?

I know, this is the corn snake forum and I am only posting this because many of you responded to my post last week and I feel that these are sort of general questions...

Any thoughts or suggestions are always GREATLY appreciated!

Jonathan
Aka Tyler’s Dad

1.0 Bearded Dragon
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1.1 Ball Pythons
0.1 Shih Tzu
1.0.1 Children
0.1 Wife
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Ball pythons rareley like to soak in water.Check them over good for mites.

I wouldnt inject anything into the mice.You can have too much of a good thing.

I was just at TCR yesterday and almost half of their balls were soaking in their water, also my brothers ball used to soak quite often. I guess I thought it was normal for them?

It's always a good idea to check a new snake (or any other new critter) real well for mites and other possible problems.

But I would think injecting vitamins in the food would be a bit much. Even people who take too many vitamins just end up with expensive pee, and too much can cause problems. As long as the rodents you feel them are "healthy" (even though they're dead) they shouldn't need suppliments.
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Dianne
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