Olives bathing?

[garthy]

I just fed my two juvenile olives day old chickens (freshly dispatched bantams). Both consumed their feed and have since curled up in their water bowls. I have never seen them do this before. What could have triggered this? If one had done it I probably wouldn't have started this thread, but for them to simultaneously take a bath I thought it was unusual. They have only ever had rats and mice whilst in my possession prior to this. The female has been a hopeless eater and is considerably smaller than the male hence the trial of chickens. She responded immediately which made me very happy. The temp gradient in the cage is 24 - 31 degrees C.

Any Thoughts?

[disasterpiece7.0]

No idea, maybe they thought day olds were dirtier then rats/mice and wanted to get clean? they still in the water? How long were they in there?

[GSXR_Boy]

Originally Posted by garthy

I just fed my two juvenile olives day old chickens (freshly dispatched bantams). Both consumed their feed and have since curled up in their water bowls. I have never seen them do this before. What could have triggered this? If one had done it I probably wouldn't have started this thread, but for them to simultaneously take a bath I thought it was unusual. They have only ever had rats and mice whilst in my possession prior to this. The female has been a hopeless eater and is considerably smaller than the male hence the trial of chickens. She responded immediately which made me very happy. The temp gradient in the cage is 24 - 31 degrees C.

Any Thoughts?

I had a young coastal do this a couple of times after a slightly larger than usual meal (maybe takes the weight off???).
Might not be what yours are doing (both at the same time too) but food for thought!

[ogg666]

My 21 month old diamond did the same thing 6 weeks ago....In my case I increased the food size and thats when i noticed he started laying in his water for a couple of hours after a feed however he only did it for 3 feeds and has since stopped.
I think gsxrboy might be onto something with the whole weight transferal after a feed.

[andyscott]

All of my pythons will have a dip when I give them a bigger than normal feed.

[garthy]

Very interesting and thanks for the responses. I guess the chicks would have been the largest meal they have consumed to date so it makes sense. They were only in the water for an hour and a half.