Dead ball python

My baby libby died! omg idk what to do with myself :/ she had thrown up a baby mouse yesterday morning (fed 2 days ago) and i didnt think anything of it. Her sister is fine, kept down her meal. Ugh! they were my first ball pythons too.

What do i do with the bp, freeze her? i need to show the guy i bought her from, because i recieved them may 16th. :'(

So freezer?

If you plan on a necropsy, refrigerate and do not freeze her

what do i do please anyone :/

hmm okay the breeder might want that. thank you

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What did i do wrong though why did she die :/

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Originally Posted by Tonytheliger

What did i do wrong though why did she die :/

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Unfortunately it's all guesses unless you get a necropsy. :(

Yes. Refrigerate her. Freezing causes tissue damage and will hinder the necropsy. (some vets won't even preform a necropsy on a frozen specimen).


Do you feed F/T? Is it possible that your mouse wasn't properly thawed out?
What's your husbandry and set up like? Was she displaying any strange behaviors in the past few days?

A necropsy will run around $200 (I think), and could cost more with additional tests. I lost a snake a while back and regret not doing one however.
It probably wasn't anything you did since you only received the snakes 6 days ago, but who knows.
What was your husbandry like? (temps, humidity, etc)
Did it appear sick, lethargic, odd in some way?


lol didn't see satomi got to it before I did

Without knowing what kind of cage you had her in, what temps it was at, what sort of mouse it was that she threw up, was it thawed and warmed, bedding, shipping stress, etc. it's hard to say what the cause could be.

If you post more details, people could make 'educated guesses'.

Live. tried a rat pup, she refused. 2 days later tried a mouse hopper and she ate. day later she threw it up.

She was in a 28 qt tub, newspaper bedding, 50% humidity, 1 water bowl, 2 hides, 1 warm side 1 cool. warm side is at 90 degrees. ambient temp. is 80 degrees F.

Did you recently use any chemicals/cleaners in or near her cage?

No I had only sterilized the tubs about 3 weeks before i recieved them. i hosed them down with water outside before putting them in the rack too.

I remember seeing you post a day or so ago about your new BPs, and that they looked skinny and tiny for supposed "5 month old" snakes (as the breeder said they were). Seeing as one passed within the week of you getting it, I would assume that they WERE 5 months old, but they might have not have eaten properly and, being so tiny, just couldn't survive the stress of being shipped/being in a new environment.

That's my speculation.

I'm very sorry for your loss!

This is horrible. You mind posting up who sold them to you? You can PM me as well if you like. I hate seeing things like this happen... and sorry if I missed it but can you tell us exactly how you were keeping them, the temps and humidity?

Id be getting a necropsy and contacting the breeder.

Also, id be keeping an eye on the other one as well.

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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

Id be getting a necropsy and contacting the breeder.

Also, id be keeping an eye on the other one as well.

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Agree, make sure to keep a close eye on the others regardless of whether you get a necropsy. And definitely contact the breeder.

Sisorry for your loss. I hope u figure out what happened to her.