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You may want to give some attention to the body temperature of the animal prior to soaking.
Think of when you step into a hot bath, if your body is cold it feels like the warm water is scalding. As you slowly enter the tub your skin temp raises and it becomes comfortable.
I have seen many snakes react as if in terrible pain when being “plopped” into luke warm water that is comfortable to our touch but the animals body and skin temps are cold.
Think about it like you do when you get a new fish, the fish is still in its original bag and the bag is placed in the water untill it reaches the same temps as the tank it will soon occupy. This gradual rising or lowering eliminates pain and shock.
All my python and boa cages have large water bins for soaking, drinking and unfortunately pooping in which the temps are determined by the ambient heat. Usually this is a few degrees less that the air temp in the cage. I place the heat panels directly over the water bins to create humidity. This also keeps the water at a comfortable temp that the snake uses to enter at their will.
Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria
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