sudden death

ok this morning i woke up checked on all the snakes and mice like i do everyday and all was fine. when i got hope from work i went in their room and my breeder male was dead. he has been fine and eating well and was a great dad. what do yall think happened. oh and he was not old at all.

How many females were with him? Maybe he had a heart attack from all the hot loving he's been making. ;)

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What substrate are you useing? I cant see why he would drop dead other than old age, but you state that he was not old. Sometimes it just happens, he could have stroked out or had an internal problem. Maybe someone will chime in later with a better answer.

Hope this helps- Matt

i use aspen bedding and i keep 1.3 colonies. i am confused cause he seemed so healthy.

Sometimes they just die. If your breeders came from a pet store where they are kept in overcrowded, unsexed bins then you get a lot of indescrimate breeding and inbreeding. Once you get your own breeding groups going and get a few generations away from the pet store, things tend to get better.

well i hope i dont have like a sickness in the colonies.

I just had a sudden death also! This morning my male was fine and happy, this evening he had a little blood at his rear and then an hour later he was dead!

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Originally Posted by Clear

I just had a sudden death also! This morning my male was fine and happy, this evening he had a little blood at his rear and then an hour later he was dead!

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mine had no blood and no signs of any trama so i am not sure what happened.

Sometimes they just drop dead for no reason that we can see or tell about. I'd just keep an eye on your others and see if they start showing signs or what not.

well they are all fine this happened about 2 weeks ago. and i have replaced him already so all is good now.