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30-07-2007, 07:07 PM
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Snake Swimming.
Oscar (my corn snake) is about 45cm long, i heard corn snakes love to swim. is this true? If so shall i run a shalllow (3 cm) luke warm bath for him to swim in (with me waching of course) How long for? will he be stressed???
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30-07-2007, 07:20 PM
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My Corn HATES having a bath, I only ever tried to bath him once and after getting covered in s*it and him going completely mental I decided it probably wasn't a good idea and havn't tried him again. My boas on the other hand love thier baths and will float about for ages.
You could always try him, you'll know near enough straight away if he hates it, if he starts swimming like mad shooting up the sides of the bath you'll have to take him out.
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30-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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I dont know if they would like baths or not coz mine dont go in their water bowls like all the pythons do. This might just be my Corns tho.
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30-07-2007, 11:12 PM
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I no longer have corns, but only saw my corns going to the water bowl when they had mites. In saying that, I've seen many corns bathing in shops or at friend's.
Maybe the best thing to do is to put a bigger water bowl, and let the corn decide if he wants to swim or not. The only snake I have at the moment which I bath regularly is my blood python because it's a snake who need a lot of humidity.
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31-07-2007, 08:23 AM
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i don't think that it is a case of love/hate - snakes are creatures of instinct, if it isn't in their nature or natural environment the they will not adapt to it and corns are not at home in water.
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31-07-2007, 07:43 PM
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My corn absolutely freaked on his first & only bath.....
didnt wanna put him throu that again.
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31-07-2007, 07:55 PM
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Ill bathe my corns, but only if after a bad shed or if they still have blood under their scales from a burst mouse, but its only long enough to wash them, not for them to enjoy it.
If you do bathe them, just make sure the sides of what you use are close enough so your corn can zig zag in it and hold itself up, or that the water is only as shallow as a splash.
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