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[BreaksBabe]

my female burm has spent the last 4 days in her water. she doesnt move from it. and shes not starting to shed at all. should i be concerned?

[J_Riley]

Have you checked for the presence of mites? That's a possibility when snakes soak for a long duration...

What are the temps and more importantly, the humidity in her enclosure?

[jason h]

burms love water i wouldnt worry to much

[snakemann87]

has she recently fed? i know my burm sits in his water bowl until he goes "potty" in it. Shedding could also be the reason. But definately check out what J_Riley said.

[BreaksBabe]

85-88F during the day and 78-80F during the night time. during the ay she has a heat lamp one side thats on for around 10hrs a day and at night theres an undertank heating pad kept on low so it never gets too cold for her. since her temp cage is a glass tank with a screen top it doesnt hold humidity too well so i mist her 1-2 times a day and omce a week i put her in the tub to soak. ive checked her for mites a few times recently b/c i thought that might be the problem but i couldnt find any. im just wondering if i should take her for a check up at the vet. and no she hasnt fed lately. its been about a week

[snakemann87]

hhhmmm. It could very well just be her trying to shed. Do you have a humidty gauge? that would help alot

[BreaksBabe]

no b/c the tank i have wont hold the humidity. thats why i mist her everyday and soak her. and i KNOW shes not shedding yet. :-/.

i need to take her in for a check up anyways so maybe ill just talk to the vet when i go

[Xetox]

I would not worry to much yet, like someone said and I dont feel like scrolling up to see who ;) but burms love to soak!

[snakemann87]

i know mine does, right before his nightly stroll around the cage, he takes a 5 minute night swim:). Hows it going with the burm BreaksBabe? Can we get an update:)

[BreaksBabe]

ya shes out of the water finally. :D