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09-12-16, 06:31 AM
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Dumerils boa help please
So my dumerils boa, Sebastian, has been spending all of her time in her water tub. Her temps are in the correct range, I have checked her for mites, she just finished a full shed, and I'm out of ideas as to what could be causing this.
Does anyone have aby good suggestions as to how I could fix the problem/ help my girl?
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09-12-16, 08:51 AM
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Re: Dumerils boa help please
I don't mean to sound cheeky but I would just put in a smaller water bowl for a while
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09-12-16, 11:45 AM
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Re: Dumerils boa help please
There are essentially 3 main things that cause excessive soaking which you may or may not know, and two of which you have already covered already;
1- Mites
2- Too hot
3- Stress or insecurity from changes or insufficient hides
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09-12-16, 02:39 PM
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Re: Dumerils boa help please
Double check your temps. I find that my Dumerils don't like it above 90 degrees on the hot side. I keep my hot side set at 90, cool side is 75. I've never noticed mine soaking in water even when in shed. In fact mine seems to hate being wet. I mist her cage once per week and every day when in shed. If she gets hit with any of the spray she retreats into her hide.
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09-25-16, 02:48 PM
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Re: Dumerils boa help please
I agree with above post, it's usually one of them issues! Good luck!
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09-26-16, 01:20 AM
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Re: Dumerils boa help please
Our Dumeril's also soaks in her water bowl for a few days now and then, most recently right after she shed. Temps aren't too high, mid 80's on the warm end of her 33 long, no heat mat on the other end, room temp is 73. She has hides on both ends of the tank, no mites, no changes in her setup for months. Appetite is fine and she seems healthy, so I don't worry about it.
On a similar note, my 2 carpet pythons also like to soak occasionally, though the smaller female IJ seems to have gotten out of that habit in the last couple months. She did spend a good bit of her time soaking for no apparent reason, now spends more time on the cool end of her tank than she did previously. The larger jungle/cross will spend a day soaking in his water bowl then cruise around the tank at night. He typically hangs out under the rhp for a couple days after eating, but doesn't generally hang out on the cool end unless it's in the water bowl.
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