Should I bathe the snake?

[anji1971]

They sell anacondas at the reptile store here, occasionally.
Pretty neat looking, but I don't think I'd want to deal with something that can grow as big as those guys can!

[adamanteus]

No. You shouldn't need to bathe the snake, but it should indeed have a water vessel large enough to soak in. If the snake does indeed smell, but isn't musking you and isn't dirty, then it may well be ill. Snakes don't really have a strong or unpleasant odour unless there is something wrong.

[bulrush]

No, it's not the musk smell. It smells like feces. His cage is pretty clean. It's not too wet and not too dry. I check him every day and remove any feces I find. He smells sort of like yeast. But he's eating nightcrawlers just fine (about 1 every 3 days) and seems like a normal snake.

I think he has a tendency to poo in the edges of his cage, but that's also where he tends to roam about. Also, he only seems to roam when he's hungry, that's my cue to feed him. Otherwise he spends his day under his rock.

No exterior sores or anything unusual on the outside of him. I do not have a dish large enough for him to curl up in, but I will get one this weekend.

I should probably add he's in a plastic container where I drilled holes in the top. So maybe he doesn't get enough air flow.

[jeanette]

OMG!!!!!!! is it even legal to OWN an ANACONDA!!!!!!!???????????? esp one that's 14 ft long?????!!!!!! where would he put it??????

guess it depends where you live i know someone who has just bought a green anaconda and they can get to lengths of around 26-30ft.

[bulrush]

Anyway I got him a dish with water large enough for him. It is made from a top to a stack of 100 CDs.