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Thread: dehydrated????
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Old 28-Aug-06, 09:53 AM
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a lot of these questions can be solved by going back to the wild range of the snakes concerned.There is not a bowl of cool clean water on every corner. Just as snakes are opportunistic feeders they are also opportunistic drinkers. They have to drink when they can. In captivity snakes should always have water but I'm sure they can go months without it.
Standard dehydration test with most animals including humans is to pinch the skin and see how quickly it flattens back out. If the skin remains creased it may indicate dehydration.
 

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