She was my favorite....and now she's gone.

I went down to the basement this morning to check on my snakes, as I always do, and a terrible smell hit me as soon as I opened the basement door. It smelled like somebody regurgitated. So, after checking everyone except one in my larger rack, I discovered the source of the smell......Hermione, the biggest female in my collection, had regurgitated her last meal and was dead. I couldn't beleive it. She was just an average normal female, but she was very special to me. I've had her the longest and I wouldn't have traded her for ANYTHING. I adopted her at 2, and she's been with me for almost 11. When I look at photos of her, I can't stop cryin'. Goobye friend, you will surely be missed. :tears:

How sad. I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry:( Do you have any idea why she died?

Oh no sorry to hear that

my condolences

Sorry for your loss :( Do you know what caused the death? You wouldn't want to lose anyone else if its something that could be easily spread

Oh no! I know how special she was to you! :hug:

:(

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's never easy, but I hope you think on the good times. Time heals all wounds. :hug:

I'm so sorry, it really sucks losing something that was so close to you:(

She lived for a pretty long time though, so she seemed like a pretty strong snake. I assume that regurg could've just been too much for her. That happened to me twice with two different Corn snakes, so I see how you feel.

Sorry for your loss! Its like losing a family member! Wish you all the best!!!

I am so sorry for your loss :(.

Very sorry to hear it. It's never easy to lose one of our beloved pets.

Awwww Crystal! :hug: I'm so sorry, hon!

I am very sorry for your loss it is always tough when we lose someone we love...

So sorry to hear this Crystal :(

I am so very sorry for your loss Crystal. :tears:

My condolences. I am sorry for your loss...

I'm so sorry to hear that! Aw, that is such a shame, are you getting a necropsy done? She wasn't too old was she?

I'm so sorry about your loss.....

I am so very sorry for your loss.

I know this is a difficult time, but you really should try to find out what happened, I know you'd feel even worse if it turned out to be contagious.

Gale

I am so sorry for your loss. I know what its like to loose a pet that has been with you for so long. You are among friends.

Thank you so much for the kind words guys. Even my roomate who doesn't like snakes, and thinks they're "lesser pets" gave me condolences :rolleyes: I'm still tryin to piece together the whys, but I don't think it's a contageous disease. My guys have not been in any contact with any other snakes, and it's been almost a year since I've been to any reptile shows. it's too late to get a necropsy done, cause I was just so upset, all I could think about was giving her a decent burial in the yard. These past two months has been like some crazy "pet hex" on our house, cause my roomates and I have lost so many of our pets recently. My roomates two parakeets, my english budgie "Sniffles", and two of our lionhead mix bunnies....again not by some illness, but some crazy mishap. Myroomates two parakeets: one was "set free" by the cleaning ladies :mad:, the other the dogs somehow got to while my roomates were on vaca, didn't kill it, but it died two days later. The two bunnies got loose and hit by cars, and my bird Sniffles, just dropped dead outside her cage on the bench below her cage. We thought she was lonely, and missed the other two birds. It's just been crazy.

im very sorry for ur loss :tears:

that sucks a lot. I wonder if the cleaning lady might be using a chemical that not as pet friendly as it says. I hate to see any animal dye for o reason and I always suppect the newest cleanng stuff that getting used. even some ofthe air freshners are not pet safe..

sorry for your loss, even though i have my morphs, i have a rescue adult normal, that i would ball if he died, my rescue is not by no means a "normal" snake, im truely sorry, hope you find out the reason he died

wow that is so sad. it really does seem like a "pet hex"

Oh no Crystal....I am so so sorry to hear this. I know she was special to you as you would write about her. Again I am so sorry!!

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Sorry to hear about your loss (es) :(

While mere words cannot ever seem to say enough, I'm sure that you provided her (and them) with a very comfortable life. I hope the seem-able "hex" does not continue for you.

I'm so sorry! I had something like a "pethex" happen to me several years back. First it was my cat of 12 years. She was perfectly fine when I left for work and when I came home she was on the floor with her back legs paralyzed. Turned out she let a clot go from her heart and it clogged the arteries going to her legs :( I had to have her put to sleep. Then within a month I lost 2 hamsters and 2 guinea pigs. They were all super healthy so I don't know why I lost them. Then all of a sudden we had to move and I had to rehome my rabbit and my other 2 cats. So in a span of 4 months I went from having 8 pets to none. Hugs to you!

I am so very very sorry for you loss. She'll always have a special place in your heart. My thoughts are with you... :hug:

11 years is a long time to own a pet. I know how sad you must feel. I'm sorry for your loss

I am very sorry for your loss.

*hugs* I am soo sorry. You're in my thoughts & prayers.

Wow, so sorry for your loss. :(