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burmlover16
05-30-2008, 01:38 AM
ok well i fed all my snakes yesterday. and my kenyan sand boa i feed in a deli cup because i don't want the substrate to stick to the rat pink(they get wet when i thaw them out) well after he got done eating. he made a real mess with blood everywhere in the cup. when i went to put him in his cage he was drinking the blood just like he would water. i was wondering has any one had a snake do this? is there a reason he may be doing it?
lorenmps
05-30-2008, 02:18 AM
Most always, snakes drink right after eating. It's blood to us, but it's a drink in the snakes eyes. It's weird, but I could see it happeneing.
The Snake Guru
05-30-2008, 02:19 AM
Haven't seen it happen, but it may make sense. Being a desert dweller they rely on mostly moisture intake from thier prey.....old habits die hard...LOL

~B~
burmlover16
05-30-2008, 02:29 AM
haha thanks, well i didn't see anything wrong with it but it was kinda funny to see.
The Snake Guru
05-30-2008, 02:31 AM
Vampire Sandboa....NEAT! LOL

~B~
burmlover16
05-30-2008, 02:46 AM
Vampire Sandboa....NEAT! LOL

hey maybe i gotta new morph haha
dadstoys2
06-02-2008, 03:44 AM
SanDraculla....
burmlover16
06-02-2008, 08:21 AM
SanDraculla....
LMAO
carpondro17
06-02-2008, 10:58 AM
Thats werid that has never happen to any of my reptiles. Maybe he thought it was water or something?
burmlover16
06-02-2008, 01:52 PM
Thats werid that has never happen to any of my reptiles. Maybe he thought it was water or something?

yeah he's the first of my snakes to ever do it. i was thinking maybe he was just thirsty and it seemed like a good drink to him lol