Loss of Nero

Aww,


That sucks man - he was a little stunner.:(

Are they planning on getting a necropsy done to find out what happened? Just in case it was something you need to be extra carefull of cleaning the cage to get rid of or anything?


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Oh Ben, I'm so sorry to read of Nero's passing. I hope you're able to find out what happened to him.

This makes me nervous as I believe our babes were litter mates. I hope you do find out too soon. I feel so sorry for you. Condolences

Thanks everyone for the condolences!

My mom said she will take him to the vets office tomorrow to find out what they'll do. Whether he gets a full blown necropsy or not is ultimately up to her. I am lost for ideas as to the cause. I mean, I performed a very thorough cleaning of his new cage when I got it, he's been eating fine, temps were perfect and controlled by herpstat, humidity would have remained in range with my mom watching the accurite, he's been in quarantine, and from a highly respected breeder in the black blood world. Unless he had a unknown physical ailment such as injury in shipping, or something genetic, I cannot even contemplate what may have happened.

so sorry ben! how horrible for you! so sad you didn't get a chance to really get to know him before heading off for school!

i haven't really ever been around dead snakes so excuse me if this is a dumb question but... do they normally look (for lack of better word) lumpy like that? one section looks big and bloated and another looks impossibly thin. just struck me as odd.

Oh NO! Ben, I'm so sorry!! :hug:

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Originally Posted by python.princess

so sorry ben! how horrible for you! so sad you didn't get a chance to really get to know him before heading off for school!

i haven't really ever been around dead snakes so excuse me if this is a dumb question but... do they normally look (for lack of better word) lumpy like that? one section looks big and bloated and another looks impossibly thin. just struck me as odd.

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Thanks everyone... It's been rough enough not being able to have them with me, that to hear one of them passed away after having him a month isn't easy.

They sort of flatten out as the corpse dehydrates, and as the body twists it creates a sorta lumpy look.

okay, that makes sense.

Soooooooooooooo sorry for the loss. :(

:( Sometimes there just aren't words, especially when it's an animal that means so much to you.

Hurting with you...

K~