One dead another dying HELP!!!

I talked to the vet earlier (if anyone ever is looking for a reptile vet in Columbus, OH- Ann Crafton is the BEST!) and spoke with her for at least 1/2 an hour. She agrees that is sounds like it was the spray and with the snake being a juvie his body just couldn't handle it. Without the necropsy there is no being 100% but that was her thought process as well. I did not freeze the snake so it will be going in tomorrow as a precaution. As for the store owner, I doubt he will take the stuff off the shelves- he says he uses it on his own snakes at home and the ones in the stores and it is safe. I have learned a hard lesson at the expense of my poor pastel but it is one that will not be repeated.

i hope all goes well with you and the vet tomorrow. my concern was if it happened to you how many others has it happened to that did not know anybetter or did not ask the question somewhere?, i would suggest you take the stuff to the vet with you they may be able to look at it and determine better?, but i would definitly get a writtin report from the vet and if it is found that is was the "stuff", i would take a copy to the guy and see if he will reimburse you for your loss. this i personally would bring it up because he is selling a non approved chemical that has not been aproved from the fda or epa for use on reptiles. just because he uses it doesn't make it ok to sell to the general public. i am shure alot of people have their "home" remedies for mites, some work some don't, but they generally do not sell it. good luck to you on this issue please keep us posted in what you decide to do.

sending more hugs your way... i think you could use some right now!

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

I talked to the vet earlier (if anyone ever is looking for a reptile vet in Columbus, OH- Ann Crafton is the BEST!) and spoke with her for at least 1/2 an hour. She agrees that is sounds like it was the spray and with the snake being a juvie his body just couldn't handle it. Without the necropsy there is no being 100% but that was her thought process as well. I did not freeze the snake so it will be going in tomorrow as a precaution. As for the store owner, I doubt he will take the stuff off the shelves- he says he uses it on his own snakes at home and the ones in the stores and it is safe. I have learned a hard lesson at the expense of my poor pastel but it is one that will not be repeated.

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That store owner is a poor excuse.I bet once the proper authorities are notified of his making his own remedy and selling it out of his store he will regret it.If your vet is like the ones around myself they are expected to report any animal fatalities caused by poisonings and this should count as that.Now i have a question for you.If this pet store has such a constant infestation of mites that the owner has to make up his own brew to kill them,why do people buy anything from him? If nothing comes of him replacing your pastel, i would at the least post his info on his pet store so Ohio members can avoid him.If you decide to post this info you can post it in the inquiry section at the bottom of the subject page .Once again i am very sorry you and yours had to go thru this loss of your snake :( .

Aw.... I cant' imagine what this is like.... You should get the necropsy done. It might turn up some interesting results. Since the guy you bought it from is being a butthole, you should sue him. If he was nice and was like, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'll pay for your loss.", I would be pretty happy. Well, as happy as I possibly can be in that situation. Well, I hope your het gets better. :hug:

I am sorry for your loss and hope that your other fully recovers:(