Tonight I offered a group of new born radixes some cut up night crawlers. I have these babies in a container and have to water them twice a day. It has been since this morning since their last drink. I noticed one of the babies drinking some of the worm blood and fluids that had collected in the feeding dish. I poured a small amount of water into the food dish so they could drink.
What are your thoughts about this maybe prepping these snakes to eat at a later time. It gives them a taste of the food and probably offers some nutritions.
I've had trouble with snakes eating but never drinking. Do you think this could be an advantage for those slow eaters or failure to thrive snakes?