Brumation/Bathing Question

[adamanteus]

Just to be argumentative......
I once had a perfectly healthy gecko drown in a tiny water dish. During a rather cool night, the gecko must have become torpid, it slid down the glass of it's tank until it's nose was resting on the bottom of the water dish. I found it in the morning, stone dead, still stuck to the glass.
I doubt very must that wild snakes have access to drinking water in their little underground crevises during brumation.... why do we give it to them?

[Stefan-A]

Just to be argumentative......
I once had a perfectly healthy gecko drown in a tiny water dish. During a rather cool night, the gecko must have become torpid, it slid down the glass of it's tank until it's nose was resting on the bottom of the water dish. I found it in the morning, stone dead, still stuck to the glass.
I doubt very must that wild snakes have access to drinking water in their little underground crevises during brumation.... why do we give it to them?

I thought you might be interested in this:
Animal Life at Low Temperature - Google-teoshaku

I don't find it at all unlikely that they'd have access to drinking water underground. Seems like those crevises in particular would gather water.