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woah, that sucks.... sorry

FYI, a necrospy is much harder to do on a frozen specimen. If it's just until Tuesday, the tissues will keep just fine in the fridge.


When you freeze tissues, they deteriorate significantly.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

oh that is so sad! Keep us posted on what happened to her!

So very sorry to read of the sudden loss of this lovely snake. What a shock to open an enclosure and find that. Hope the necropsy can at least give you some answers as to what occurred.

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

FYI, a necrospy is much harder to do on a frozen specimen. If it's just until Tuesday, the tissues will keep just fine in the fridge.


When you freeze tissues, they deteriorate significantly.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

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your kidding??? i didn't know that , i thought her being in the freezer would help perserve her better.
can a necrospy still be done now?

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Originally Posted by steveo

your kidding??? i didn't know that , i thought her being in the freezer would help perserve her better.
can a necrospy still be done now?

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Look at this way...decay and freezing are both destructive to the tissues. If it's only a few days until the specimen is evaluated, then you're better off refrigerating it. If it's going to be a while though...say a week or more...then freezing will cause less damage than the inevitable decay.

Necropsy can still be done on a frozen specimen, but it will be harder to distinguish subtly abnormal tissues.

thanks for the reply im still going to take her in today , shes due in for the necropy 3pm this afternoon , ill keep you updated on the results

Well i took her in for the necropy today , the vet told me that the results can take up to anywhere from 3 to 5 weeks :eek: didnt know it would take so long?

Oh Steve I am so sorry man. I hope I know words realy don't do much good at these times but you in my thoughs and prayers.

thanks dude , im gonna miss that girl...her viv looks so empty now :(