Hows your blood?

How is your blood on his or her activity level? I hope I don't sound like a rookie. Don't get me wrong I know they're a little lethargic.

But how often do you see your blood at night? Catch em drinking?

So far my guy is a ghost. I never see him out day or night. And will spend days on end in one end of the tub. I also pull him out and since I never catch him drinking. I hold him over his water dish to see what can happen. I've done it twice. And he drinks like nobodys business.

Anybody else notice any of this? Input/advice? How's your blood?

Bloods & short-tails are EXTREMELY sedentary animals. They're simply not active snakes...bar-none!

If you're worried about your blood drinking (or not), try changing out water daily. Some are really picky about extremely fresh water. :)

Water dishes are sprayed down daily with diluted chlorhexidine. Rinsed and refilled with fresh water.

Its also big enough for him to soak in.

I know mines is a picky drinker. I do the same too, just so I know shes hydrated. Some times she swings around to the bowl and drinks a lot and some times she doesnt.

She mostly drinks it after Ive cleaned it. :D

Hmmm. Ill just try and clean the bowl better each time. I honestly don't know how I can do it though haha. Unless I bleached it every day.

He eats just fine for me every week. And took to frozen thawed no problem after being fed prekilled. Just not much of a drinker I suppose.

I wouldn't worry much..
Bloods aren't as active as _______ and you don't usually see your snake drink.. :)

(Fill in the blank)

Corns? Corns are more actice than balls. And balls are more active than bloods by far!!

Did you mean to say balls?

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Originally Posted by BallPythonsRule

I wouldn't worry much..
Bloods aren't as active as corns and you don't usually see your snake drink.. :)

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

Corns? Corns are more actice than balls. And balls are more active than bloods by far!!

Did you mean to say balls?

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No, I meants to say corns.. lol
But you can put any snake 'cause bloods are kinda' lazy. lol

My baby male will very rarely cruise. My one year old female is a lump, except for feeding day when she pokes her head out expectantly and stares pointedly at the front of the cage.

The only action I get from him is the occasional head poking out of his hides. Haha.

Feeding day comes around and sure enough he comes out and wham!!!! Then he goes right back into hiding.

I guess he's drinking more water than I thought. I weighed him again today and he's up from 1430 to 1440.

I don't have her anymore, but when I had my Borneo, I used to check on her to make sure she was still alive. ;)

I hear ya there!!! I just checked on mine. The ball is out cruisin like always this time of night. The bloods just chillin. Haha

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I don't have her anymore, but when I had my Borneo, I used to check on her to make sure she was still alive. ;)

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Thats Sula for you. He is one LAZY blood! I caught him drinking only once and it was at like 3am.

Yeah he's lazy. But a sweetheart. Did you see the new pics I put up of him in the shedding thread?

The only time my Blood is active is when Laooda posts pics of Sonja. :D

The only time I have ever seen my blood even move is when he thinks theres food nearby.

Speaking of food. My boy just ate friday. Had some time to digest. And I decided to weigh him for the heck of it. 1555 grams!!! I guess with they're size meals and being young and growing. Coupled with a slow metabolism. They put on some weight fast!!!!

He's getting bumped up to mediums this friday too. He's been getting small rats. Think a small rat on a 1550 gram blood was a little small?

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Originally Posted by BPGirl

The only time I have ever seen my blood even move is when he thinks theres food nearby.

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Just wanted to say again. My GOD are these snakes lazy!!! Haha

Still no exercise. My guy eats like a champ every week. Drinks. No poop for about 4 months now. But that's a blood for ya.

Just sits there with his head out. Lazy lazy lazy!!!!