Bloood in enclosure...

Zephyr · 04-06-2008, 06:25 AM

I peeked into my garter enclosure this morning and saw dried blood all over the back of the enclosure. I checked on every snake, each was there, and there were absolutely no signs of physical damage. What happened?!

mycolorfulheart · 04-06-2008, 06:26 AM

Maybe it discharged out of one of their vents?

drache · 04-06-2008, 06:52 AM

are you sure it was blood and not fecal matter?

zooplan · 04-06-2008, 08:09 AM

How many blood are you talking about?
Maybe it´s caused by an accident of mating that occurs sometimes.
breeding success?

Zephyr · 04-06-2008, 08:45 AM

If it was discharged, why?
And it's not feces for sure. It's definitely red.
It seems like there's a lot of it.
Also, this happened once a few weeks ago right after feeding time, but with less blood.

aSnakeLovinBabe · 04-06-2008, 01:00 PM

maybe it's being discharged in the fecal matter? parasites...?

I dunno bout this one, never had it happen so i can't really say.

KITKAT · 04-27-2008, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zephyr

I peeked into my garter enclosure this morning and saw dried blood all over the back of the enclosure. I checked on every snake, each was there, and there were absolutely no signs of physical damage. What happened?!

Are there any slugs buried in the substrate?

Stefan-A · 04-27-2008, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zephyr

If it was discharged, why?
And it's not feces for sure. It's definitely red.
It seems like there's a lot of it.
Also, this happened once a few weeks ago right after feeding time, but with less blood.

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.

EdgyExoticReptiles · 04-27-2008, 07:06 PM

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

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.

jeanette · 05-02-2008, 03:01 PM

wow i think i'd have had a heart attack if i'd seen that all over my vivs.

04-06-2008, 06:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zephyr "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 746 Country:	Bloood in enclosure... I peeked into my garter enclosure this morning and saw dried blood all over the back of the enclosure. I checked on every snake, each was there, and there were absolutely no signs of physical damage. What happened?!

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mycolorfulheart "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 96 Country:	Re: Bloood in enclosure... Maybe it discharged out of one of their vents?

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zooplan "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 806 Country:	Re: Bloood in enclosure... How many blood are you talking about? Maybe it´s caused by an accident of mating that occurs sometimes. breeding success? __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

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Zephyr "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 746 Country:	Re: Bloood in enclosure... If it was discharged, why? And it's not feces for sure. It's definitely red. It seems like there's a lot of it. Also, this happened once a few weeks ago right after feeding time, but with less blood.

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aSnakeLovinBabe "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 540 Country:	Re: Bloood in enclosure... maybe it's being discharged in the fecal matter? parasites...? I dunno bout this one, never had it happen so i can't really say. __________________ Shannon<3Nicole 7.10 assorted adult garters. infinity baby garters. that which does not kill me , can only make me stronger.

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