Pua takes a vinegar bath

Poured some anteater spit vinegar dregs down the drain and Pua decided to bath in it. So I put some cider vinegar and some regular in the sink. Pua turned the sink on a trickle and added water. They have modified scent glands that make their skin orange/rusty and that made the vinegar bath orange.

Guess why she likes this is while raiding ant nests in the wild they spray their acid as self defense so they would get acid on their skin. Some birds do a behavior called "anting" where they bath in ants, rubbing them into their feathers. No one is for sure why.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• anteater
• tamandua
• pet
• exotic
• animal
• anting

[chihuahuabulldog]

Cool info! Pua is so smart!