Question about water and Rosy Boas

[None505]

I have been reading some conflicting info on keeping water in a Rosy Boas cage. Some sites say to keep water available all the time while other's say to only give them water 1-2 times a month. What does everyone here do?

[Stewjoe]

Keep a small water dish in the cage on the cool side.

[SSSSnakes]

I make sure everything has water available to it all the time. If it is an arid snake I make sure the water does not increase the humidity in the enclosure.

[None505]

Thanks, should the water bowl be large enough for the snake to soak in or smaller?

[SSSSnakes]

Thanks, should the water bowl be large enough for the snake to soak in or smaller?

I prefer them to be large enough or them to soak in if they choose to, during a shed or if they get mites. Again, the water bowl will not create a problem as long as you keep the humidity down. This means keep the water bowl on the cool side of the enclosure and make sure there is plenty of ventilation.

[Stewjoe]

My Woma Pythons are from an Arid environment and they drink more than my tropical pythons. I don't keep their adult bowls large enough for soaking because after a couple years I have never seen them use it. All my other snakes have generous water dishes.

[None505]

Thanks, I have the water bowl on the cool side and there is lots of ventilation.

[jpsteele80]

There's only a few animals I have heard you don't need a water bowl like uromastyx, I'd keep one in there

[Charis]

I keep water available for my Rosy boas all the time and have never had a problem with it.

[None505]

Thanks .