So I am curious. We lost power for an entire day the other day. I shut the light switch off for my Blood. When power was restored late that night i turned the switch back on. When doing this my Blood acted very odd.....From the bottom of the tank she like stood up to the top, mouth wide open as if trying to attack the light! Really made me nervous. Is there any certain reason for this behavior? This is the first time that she has done this.
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Blood Infrared
d_jwright
Oct 06, 2011 10:13 AM
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Kelly_Haller
Oct 06, 2011 04:37 PM
Just to be clear, this was the heat source and not a visible wavelength light source?
Kelly
d_jwright
Oct 06, 2011 05:15 PM
This is a EXO TERRA 150w Infrared heat lamp positioned at the top of the tank.
Kelly_Haller
Oct 08, 2011 11:59 AM
Bloods use the detection of heat by their labial pits more than any other sense for prey identification. It will even over-ride what they are seeing visually. That is why it is common for blood pythons to refuse to strike room temperature f/t prey items that are being moved in front of them, and then hit that same prey item immediately after it is warmed. I have also seen bloods strike at water bowls that had just been cleaned and still retained heat from the warm water rinse when it was being placed back in the cage. Not sure if this was the type of behavior that you were seeing, but it is quite possible.
Kelly
d_jwright
Oct 11, 2011 02:24 PM
This is very possible Kelly. I did not think of that at all. I can relate her behavior to this situation as soon as the light turned on she struck in the direction that the warmth was coming from. Thank you very much Kelly.
