Yucky mouse

[mashed_monster]

Hi

The last twice our Royal Python (Polly) has eaten, the mouse has bled, I didn't think that dead things could bleed!

I just wondered if this is normal

Thanks

[Moosmoo]

yep perfectly normal...even tho they are dead they still have blood!

[grannykins]

Especially if they decide to 'kill' it first, and drag it all over the viv and through the water bowl, and then smear it all over the glass just for fun. This is one of my cali kings hobbies!

[mashed_monster]

Glad to hear it! It aint pleasant, there's blood all down the side of her hide, but I don't want to disturb her tonight.....I'll give it a wipe tomorrow and after she's had a chance to digest, I''ll give it a good clean

She's a wee toerag we just cleaned the whole viv last night

Thanks a bunch.

[LauraMartin]

yes this is also my hoggies fav hobby. once there was a slight tear in the mouses belly and she chewed it up so much, by the end, she basically ate an empty mouse, as its guts n everything were smeared all over!! eeew not nice lol.

[Declan123]

lol, one of the white lipped pythons struck the mouse, and actually teared in in half

half was still in my forceps

[baddy13]

My royal sometimes strikes with such force that the rat comes apart. the funny thing is that this confuses her. She can smell rat all over her tub and never seems quite sure where her food is!!

[Spider Call]

Our snake prefers them if they bleed D: I think its cause the smell is stronger -shudders-
She has had half a mouse two weeks in a row now <_< As in it had been cut full in half D: So the kitchen towel was soaked in blood -gag-

But yup C: Its normal for them to bleed.
We had a whole bag who bled out of their noses a few months back...

[LauraMartin]

yesh i find that sometime i get s certain 'batch' that bleed out thier noses, it always makes my snakes eat them faster.

[steved]

I've never seen that but my BRB used to only eat if I brained it first, blood and brains all over the place...lovley