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Yellow Anaconda bath
Hello,
I'm getting a young yellow anaconda next week, so wanted to ask for some advice from fellow conda owners here, or any owners of nice big snakes. I'm fully aware that anacondas are semi aquatic snakes and that they need to soak in order to be happy and healthy. But, the enclosure I'll be keeping it in (don't know the gender yet) will have a water dish, not something big enough for it to soak in. I've heard of conda owners talking about how much these beauties like to soil their water and I'm a bit concerned about that. Don't want the snake to drink from the same tub in took a dump in, in case I don't notice it in time to change the water. So I figured that it'd be best to keep a good sized water dish on the enclosure for it to drink, and to get it out to soak in a tub for a couple of hours. I'm sure that in a span of 2 hours, the water temps will drop, especially now that it's winter (not a fan of heating). So, my question is, has any big snake owners ever used aquarium heaters for their soaking tubs? The heater is adjustable, and that's another plus since I can be sure that water is in the right temps. But I'm afraid the snake will knock off the heater (it has suction cups), causing it to float and burn out since these devices need to be always submerged, and I don't even want to think about the possible danger it'll pose for the snake itself (if there is any) in case it floated and malfunctioned. I will mention that the snake will be soaking in my room (at least 4 times a week), while I do other stuff, so it'll be monitored, more or less.
Any advice is highly appreciated.
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