A good way to deal with dead bp D:

I woke up today with my ball python wedged between his hide and the side of his cage and he was not moving and was barely breathing, so i was scared, i put him in a box and called a vet "they are colsed till monday" and while i was on the call i notised my ball python stopped moving, i was very sad because at that point i knew it was over, there was no breathing at all, and i looked at his belly and it looks like his heart leaked blood or something, because hes was internally bleeding, oh, forgot to mention, it look like he mightve broken his jaw when he was wedged between his hide and the side of his cage, im really sad and i dont know waht i should do, i hope he is not alive because i know he wont make it and i dont want him to suffer, please help, please :tears:

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also he hasnt eaten for a bit before that, i think one if three things, his heart was leaking blood, there was alot of internal blood, may be because after he died though, some type of brain trauma, he was acting a little funny before that "first bp so i didnt know wahts normal" or last one, which i doubt, is food, but he wen only like 3 weeks without food, i know it may be a lot but my vet told me they do that sometimes... :tears:

I'm sorry for your loss. I know its hard. I am unsure what to do with him. I honestly would call around for another vet. Some are open on Saturday that could at least offer you some advice.

I would look into getting a necropsy done. If you have other snakes in your collection, it would be wise to know what caused this. Sorry for your loss, losing a pet is never easy.
It is normal for snakes to go on food strikes. How old was your bp?

Stuck between the hide and side of the tank? That really really sucks... :( I moved all my hides away from the side when I first saw my girl get kind of stuck there. But I found it very strange that your snake can get it's jaw broken and have a bursting heart from getting stuck though. Maybe get a nercropsy done like bleeedingorange says?

Sorry this happened to you. :(
Proper burial in the backyard should suffice

I agree, I don't know your living arrangements (whether you live in a house, apartment, condo, with your parents, on your own, etc.) but if you have a backyard and are allowed, a burial for your BP would definitely be appropriate.

Yes, i know i would like to bury too, but both of my parents are moving so i have to wait but by then he will be half decomposed... :(

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Originally Posted by barbie.dragon

Stuck between the hide and side of the tank? That really really sucks... :( I moved all my hides away from the side when I first saw my girl get kind of stuck there. But I found it very strange that your snake can get it's jaw broken and have a bursting heart from getting stuck though. Maybe get a nercropsy done like bleeedingorange says?

Sorry this happened to you. :(
Proper burial in the backyard should suffice

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i dont know why the heart either, but the jaw i could maybe tell, he tried to climb up the hide but couldnt and then fell, when i found him his head was straight up in the air D:

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Yes, i know i would like to bury too, but both of my parents are moving so i have to wait but by then he will be half decomposed... :(

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i dont know why the heart either, but the jaw i could maybe tell, he tried to climb up the hide but couldnt and then fell, when i found him his head was straight up in the air D:

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I'm terribly sorry for your loss. It's always hard to lose a pet.

I'm sorry, but did he have blood running down his belly? Or red dots/lines in the scales? It makes a difference. How did you determine there was internal bleeding? Also, head resting up against the side of the tank isn't that odd, and falling off his hide would not be high enough to break his jaw. BPs are much more resilient than that. My normal fell from the height of my neck once, down my back and onto the tile floor. I bent over trying to catch him so he only fell maybe 3ft, but still. Much farther than off a hide and he was just fine. Did you hear any strange popping or wheezing sounds coming from him? Did he rub his nose on the glass a lot?

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I'm terribly sorry for your loss. It's always hard to lose a pet.

I'm sorry, but did he have blood running down his belly? Or red dots/lines in the scales? It makes a difference. How did you determine there was internal bleeding? Also, head resting up against the side of the tank isn't that odd, and falling off his hide would not be high enough to break his jaw. BPs are much more resilient than that. My normal fell from the height of my neck once, down my back and onto the tile floor. I bent over trying to catch him so he only fell maybe 3ft, but still. Much farther than off a hide and he was just fine. Did you hear any strange popping or wheezing sounds coming from him? Did he rub his nose on the glass a lot?

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+1 my ball python always topples over from trying to touch the screen top and it doesn't faze her a bit. I really think there's something more to your snake just being caught on the side of the hide. I really think you should get a necropsy. If your snake's heart did explode/leak there has to be a very crazy underlying problem to that.

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Originally Posted by robert242245

Yes, i know i would like to bury too, but both of my parents are moving so i have to wait but by then he will be half decomposed...

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Not to sound horribly insensitive, but you can always freeze him. That will at least preserve his body until you can give him a proper burial. So sorry for your loss.

thank you everyone for your ideas on how to take care of the situation, all of this i will listen to, btw no he didnt have a respiritory infection, he fell about 4 feet once, is was onto a bed, but he fell horrible wrong, that mightve been what caused it

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thank you everyone for your ideas on how to take care of the situation, all of this i will listen to, btw no he didnt have a respiritory infection, he fell about 4 feet once, is was onto a bed, but he fell horrible wrong, that mightve been what caused it

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I was only asking because somewhat faint red spots or lines down the ventral (belly) scales can be indicative of sepsis (or blood poisoning from an infection). That's not to say that the infection was respiratory in nature necessarily, but that was my first guess since I had that happen to my first snake when she came down with viral pneumonia. Perhaps the poor little guy had something neurological going on. Either way, terribly sorry for your loss. I was devastated when my first BP had to be put to sleep, but at least I knew it was coming. I can't imagine the shock of losing one so suddenly, especially one so young. My condolences and I hope you are able to find a good resting place for him soon. :(

Before you bury an exotic you need to be sure it is legal. In my area it is very illegal to bury a exotic animal. Freezing actually buys some time but destroys the ability for a necropsy. If you are going that way you need to get it to a vet any vey to have it prepared. The methods for how to deal with beloved pets whom have passed in my area some are cremated (there is a facility here) and the ashes are returned, I have one friend whom has poured concrete around an animal. (placed and arranged in a small box filled with concrete and then when set cast into a larger box (2 inch wall thickness everywhere)

With as many laws being re written (especially in the USA) violating one could have a bad impact on all of them. Dogs have been known to dig up things freshly buried... horrible no matter what the situation.

Sorry for your loss...