I started soaking my BP in lukewarm water for two days now. She suffer slight burns from laying on an overheating UTH. I find it easier to complete soaking for 10 to 20 minutes and then applying Neosporin after. My question is...aside from healing my snake, can I occationaly place my BP in the tub for extra-curricular activity?
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FREQUENT SOAKING????
aliaime
Apr 15, 2005 11:23 AM
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caw8959
Apr 15, 2005 05:37 PM
I sometimes soak my snakes if they have an incomplete shed. I let them soak for about 20 minutes ant then gently towle them off. This gets rid of the dead skin.
rwoodyer
Apr 15, 2005 09:37 PM
>>I started soaking my BP in lukewarm water for two days now. She suffer slight burns from laying on an overheating UTH. I find it easier to complete soaking for 10 to 20 minutes and then applying Neosporin after. My question is...aside from healing my snake, can I occationaly place my BP in the tub for extra-curricular activity?
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BPs are good swimmers, so it will not hurt to occasionally put it in the tub for fun, but most likely you will cause it to poop as they cannot effectively keep the water out, so it loosens everything up. Naturally, BPs probably would not swim very often in the african grasslands, so you might want to limit your water sports. Good luck with the burns, that is why I don't use UTHs.
