bath or no bath

[tszue]

hi i asked my local vet if i could get some vitamins for my snake for wen i bath her. the vet said that i shouldent bath here because all it does is stres them out
but i dont know how true that is. so i was just wondering what you guyes do

[Wrasse]

Vitamins when you bath ?? How does that work ?

I don't 'bath' my snakes unless they are covered in poop or are having a bad shed. There is no reason to otherwise.
I might give them a 'swim' on a super hot day.

[alumba]

UN less mine look dehydrated or there coming up for a shed I don’t bath them

Vitamins in bath that’s new to me you should just inject it into there food every so often how often I couldn’t tell you
Mutton bird oil is a good one I use it at times

[scotchbo]

I have to agree Wrasse my snake's all only get abath when they are covered in there own waste or have a shed that didnt completely come off i also sometimes give them a bath when i notice they have blue eye to give them a helping hand to slide out the old skin

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

i give mine baths they love it one of the blonde macs sits there for ages

and my male jungle ( avatar ) loves putting his head under and swimming around,

[slim6y]

Originally Posted by Lost_in_the_Jungle

i give mine baths they love it one of the blonde macs sits there for ages

and my male jungle ( avatar ) loves putting his head under and swimming around,

What temp do you have the bath?

Is it in your bath tub?

Do you get in as well (haha... not a silly question)?

Did you just let them check it out, or throw them in?

All questions I am curious about... I don't think I will bath my spotted (when she arrives) but if i put her near water and she likes it then I see no harm in that (surely???)

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

i have them in the bath but the mac i did in an ice cream container

generally i keep it above room temp ( warm but not hot )

but i have found that if you put some branches and other stuff in the water that floats they stay in alot longer

and just throw them in if they dont want to dont force it i have a little girl jungle who wont go, hates going by herself but is fine in a group of 3 or even 2 she even goes under

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

here is a pic of my jungles in the bath with the sticks and stuff so you get an idea of what i mean

sorry about the quality

[Wrasse]

Originally Posted by Lost_in_the_Jungle

generally i keep it above room temp ( warm but not hot )

Just to clarify: A snakes 'warm' we would consider too cold to bath in. (Unless you come from Lapland or some such polar place. )

The water temp should be unable to be felt against your wrist. When you put your wrist in, at the wrist point (not the hand) the water should feel neither warm, nor cool. In fact, you should have to swish your wrist around to even feel the water at all.

Remember how it feels to climb into a warm bath when you are feeling cold, that the water is often too hot for you to even tip a toe in. This is roughly what 'our' warm would feel like to a snake and we go and dunk an entire snake body in!

Always make sure the water is at a temperature that you would consider too cold to put yourself into. It is better to be too cool than too hot. Heat stress can KILL a snake.

Have I made myself very clear here ?

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

mine seem to like the temp i put them in at

if they want to, they can get out, but they dont

[slim6y]

well i guess I can see if she likes it by putting her on the sink and if she gets in, then agreed, she likes it, if she looks stressed, take her out and risk the bite... But as far as the vitamins go.. I hear injecting into the food is the way to go!

[Wrasse]

oh oh oh

Another quick point. Lost_in_the_Jungle's pic just reminded me of.

If you use the bath to wash or swim your snakes, do as LitJ has done and make sure the plug has had rings and anything else a snake tail can grab, removed from it. I even go so far as to put a tile, brick or rock on top of my plug so it can't be reached at all.

Snake tails have a habit of gripping onto things and a plug pulled out while a snake is in the water could have disasterous results.

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

when you say vitamins

do you mean something along the lines of a salt bath

i check the plug and it doesnt have a hole in the white bit which is good

[Wrasse]

Originally Posted by Lost_in_the_Jungle

generally i keep it above room temp ( warm but not hot )

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mine seem to like the temp i put them in at

if they want to, they can get out, but they dont

Sorry LitJ, I wasn't saying you use it too warm, was just making sure your use of the wording 'warm but not hot', wasn't confused with what a human would consider warm compared to a snake.

[Lost_in_the_Jungle]

okay

i probably could have worded it a bit better

when i say warm but not hot i dont mean like hot