tank cleaning question

[silvsupratt]

so whenever i clean my corns' tank, i put them in a tupperware with some lukewarm water and give them a bath and they're just fine with it but im going to be cleaning my jcp's tank soon and was wondering if this will bother him at all?

thanks

[Ch^4]

It may bother him, but it shouldn't harm him. I give my snakes baths every 6-8 weeks...some of them hate it, some of them love it. I found that my JCP actually loved her first bath the other day!

Be careful with water temp; snakes are very sensitive to extremes...what may seem nice and warm to you could be excessively hot to the snake. If it's too cold, they will hate it and you run the risk of getting your snake sick.

I let water stand for about 30 minutes and just prior to giving them a bath, I throw in some warm water. It feels cold to the touch, but homeostasis keeps us at a nice 98.6 F; an 80 F bath might feel cold to you, but that is great for most snakes.

Good luck with the JCP and the bath ;)

[Reptile_Reptile]

^^^ thanks for that info i'll keep that in mind

[Damion930]

That is good info im offten worried its to hot when I give my snake a bath but don't want it to cold lol

[silvsupratt]

thanks ch^4, loved it :)

[edens]

do you think i am giving the baths too hot then? i was told by the person who sold her to me that the water should be 86/87 to begin with, and to leave her for about 15 min i have a ball python....

[edens]

also would someone please walk me threw the steps of how they clean their tank? how often i should do it, and also for the subrstate? i have found a lot of conflicting info. or point me in the direction of where i can find the info!? thanks so much :-)

[Lankyrob]

I use reptibark, i spot clean as soon as poop/urates appear. I add in extra substrate once "holes" appear or the snakes move it around and leave spaces. When i first got the snakes every three months i did a 100% clean out, now as long as i keep up with meticulous spot cleaining i am thinking maybe once a year i will do this.