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Veterinarian Practice & General Health Issues Anything to do with veterinarians, health issues, pathogens, hygiene, or sanitation. |
07-20-2007, 12:00 AM
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Blood in tank, unknown source
Hey, Im taking care of a pair of Thayeri King snakes for a local school over the summer and on Tuesday I notices about 15ml of blood spread out on the paper towels in little spots everywhere, there was no central source. I carefully inspected each snake for a visible injury and found none. Their feces are not bloody
I observed a large amount of breeding behavior in the snakes for the past week, could the breeding be the cause? .
Thanks
Dan
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07-20-2007, 12:09 AM
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15 ml of blood is a huge amt to find, just for the record (and yes, I know exactly how much 15 ml is). Sometimes you will find some blood after breeding, but usually just a smear...well under a ml in volume.
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07-20-2007, 12:34 AM
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3 humorous hypothesis
*The female King was a virgin
*The male King is hung like a Retic
*He put it in the wrong cloaca...LOL
Seriously,
I am not familiar with this situation. I hope it was just from breeding and the pair of Kings are fine. Maybe you can even get some babies for keeping them over the summer. Goodluck!
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07-20-2007, 06:08 AM
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I had a snake that had an abscess in the mouth that opened up and drained and it looked like a couple tea spoons of blood spilled all over the cage but I doubt if it was more than 2-3mls if that.
Perhaps one of the snakes was cut during their breeding activities. I'd inspect them very carefully and see if I could find the source of the blood. Look at their heads and make sure they are symmetrical and one side is not swollen with an abscess, sometimes it's not obvious.
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07-20-2007, 10:27 AM
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their heads are fine and sorry, I meant 1.5ml, I also know how much 15ml is. The male is actually larger than the female, probably 1.25 the length of the female.
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