Snake in water bowl

[mannsy18]

Hey guys i fed my 10 month old stimmy this morning and he has since resigned to his water bowl and has stayed there all day with just his head pokin out the water... is this normal?

 

[pythons73]

Could be a number of things,1st coming up to a shed..2-to hot

 

[James..94]

3. Mites.

 

[mannsy18]

please dont say mites, and the tank is at a steady 30 degrees so im hoping its just a shed :|

 

[Vixen]

4. Washing himself after a messy feed

 

[GSXR_Boy]

5) It was a bigger than usual meal and he is using the water to "take the weight" off.

 

[Ginsleftleg]

I would say mites. It is a way for them to get relief.

 

[baxtor]

I would say mites. It is a way for them to get relief.

Why would you say mites? You have one piece of information and from that you decide it must be mites.
Plenty of reasons a snake might bath and a mite problem is only one of them.

 

[Ginsleftleg]

It was only a possible cause. There a few other possible causes posted. i didn't see that someone else also suggested mites at that time.

 

[fulltimber]

yep, i say mites too, sorry to say dude. Get some "Callington - Top of Descent" aircraft insecticide. It is the best stuff to rid them immediately. Won't harm snakes at all. Spray on to clean cloth and wipe down snake, take care around the head though, don't get in eyes, mouth. Normally only young snakes will get mites. when treating the animal use white paper on the floor of enclosure to see the dead mites and eggs. replace paper frequently until all gone

 

[Wally]

Any black specks in the bottom of the water dish?

 

[Elapidae1]

Is the entire tank at 30 degrees? Treating for mites without signs of mite is unnecessary, though it's odd straight after a feed to soak all day, in my opinion.

 

[caleb96]

i would say mites the only time my snakes go in there water bowl is when they have mites

 

[FAY]

yep, i say mites too, sorry to say dude. Get some "Callington - Top of Descent" aircraft insecticide. It is the best stuff to rid them immediately. Won't harm snakes at all. Spray on to clean cloth and wipe down snake, take care around the head though, don't get in eyes, mouth. Normally only young snakes will get mites. when treating the animal use white paper on the floor of enclosure to see the dead mites and eggs. replace paper frequently until all gone

How did you come to that conclusion?


Also, I wouldn't just jump to the conclusion that it is mites. Check for them first.

 

[chickensnake]

Blind leading the blind here
I would say NOT mites. Unless there is black specs in the bottom of the water dish, you can see them running under scales ect...

Any of the other "non blind" answers i would say are all a possibility.
Any chance of an upcoming shed?

 

[Ramsayi]

Could be anything listed above.
Another reason could be "because it can"

Do not treat for mites unless you can confirm thats what it has.Mite treatments can and do harm snakes,especially young ones.

Young snakes are no more or less suceptible to mites than adult snakes.

 

[cwtiger]

I agree when ever someone says that their snake is sitting in the water straight away most on here say mites. I have a children's python and is it 10 months old it sits in the water bowl after every single feed and then will sit in the water bowl the day before a shed. When I asked on here in regards to this and was told mites I took the snake to the vet and she couldn't find any sign of mites and that was placing said snake under microscope. She simply told me that some snakes like water some like to soak after a feed to help with digestion so maybe these could be some of the causes just a thought. Mites don't just show up all of a sudden in someones collection. They have to be transferred there from either an infected snake that is just new hence why a quarenteen enclosure is a good idea or you have handled someones snake with mites and carried them in on your body and transferred them to your snake. These are just my thoughts and understanding on the matter.

 

[woody101]

i have a 17month old jungle and last time i fed him he went into the water and was just swimming around blowing bubbles and relaxing in the water my first thought was mites but i check the day after and there was nothing in the water and i checked the snake 2days after that when his meal had gone down and no mites on him either so im guesing he did it for fun or wanted to soak

 

[pythons73]

yep, i say mites too, sorry to say dude. Normally only young snakes will get mites.
IMO i think thats far from the truth,In 18 odd years ive seen more adults have mites then hatchies-yearlings...Unless you see mites in water dish,DONT TREAT for them..Reptiles in particular can-will do unusual things,sitting in a water bowl will NOT harm the snake,if its constantly in there there may be a problem.

 

[mannsy18]

he is still pretty small so would i even be able to see them if he has mites? i would have to look pretty closley and he has pretty darck scaleys so this might be a little tricky