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    Re: Weird hiding spots !

    Quote Originally Posted by jamromhem View Post
    Hello again everyone. I haven't posted in a long while. To those that remember me hello again lol.. Lilly is well. I wanted to post on her hiding trends.

    I have seen her force her way under her water bowl.. Not a small accomplishment considering it is a 10" ceramic bowl about 2 inches tall lol.. it has to be a few pounds.. I have no clue why she likes to be under it, but she will sit under it with all the weight on top of her.
    Just a word of caution...you may want to consider getting a lighter water bowl for her if she does that. A lot of garters do that actually...and it can be pretty dangerous if the bowl shifts and crushes them. I make sure to buy water dishes that are light for that very reason and make sure that they sit against the glass of the bottom of the tank with no substrate underneath so that my snakes cannot get underneath them. Just a bit of friendly advice!
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    Re: Weird hiding spots !

    Quote Originally Posted by EasternGirl View Post
    Just a word of caution...you may want to consider getting a lighter water bowl for her if she does that. A lot of garters do that actually...and it can be pretty dangerous if the bowl shifts and crushes them. I make sure to buy water dishes that are light for that very reason and make sure that they sit against the glass of the bottom of the tank with no substrate underneath so that my snakes cannot get underneath them. Just a bit of friendly advice!
    I will consider that. I just find it curious still that she will force her way under it (I do tend to make sure there isn't substrate under the bowl at least).
    The bowl is often completely full when she decides to be under it.. I wonder if part of her enjoys the feeling of the pressure over her :P If the bowl is low or empty she doesn't do it. I am Thinking it will be less of a problem soon if I can finish getting her new enclosure planned out. It will be using her current enclosure completely as a water source for her to play in.

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