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Old 04-27-2008, 07:06 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Bloood in enclosure...

IUAQKFBEIFBWEIUFUBWI EORUSGBSOURh wi4uofh wO UH?!!!!! ARE U SERIOUS? that looks exactly like what mine do and i feed them salmon i was freaking out cuz all 6 of them were doing it, thanks stefan
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Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
You're not feeding it trout or salmon by any chance? The fish farms feed them a carotenoid called astaxanthin (Astaxanthin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) to give their meat a nicer colour. I've noticed that the stuff turns snake feces red (reddish). I thought it was blood at first, but it didn't turn brown the way blood does when it dries.

edit: This is what it looks like, 5 days after they were fed farmed rainbow trout. Should be about 2-3 days old.



Blood would be rusty brown at this point.
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