Help!!! My baby ball python randomly died:(

I've had this baby for about a month, she ate every week until Wednesday she refused, I noticed that her poop was kinda runny and her yurates were watery too. She had a little infection on her underside but that can't be the problem because I started treating it right as I noticed it with Betadine baths and it was clearing up. What was wrong with her, could it have been one of the mice I fed her or did she drink the Betadine? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Clay Yingling

I've had this baby for about a month, she ate every week until Wednesday she refused, I noticed that her poop was kinda runny and her yurates were watery too. She had a little infection on her underside but that can't be the problem because I started treating it right as I noticed it with Betadine baths and it was clearing up. What was wrong with her, could it have been one of the mice I fed her or did she drink the Betadine? Thanks.

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I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's always hard to lose an animal. It's not uncommon that by the time an animal shows any physical signs of an infection that it has progressed considerably - they're very good at hiding signs of illness.

In truth, the answers you're looking for would be better off being answered by a vet if you really want to know what happened. The best we will be able to do is speculate, and that isn't likely to provide you with any real answers. If you decide to go that route, make sure your little one is kept cool (NOT frozen) and then make an appointment with your vet for a necropsy.

Again, I'm sorry to hear about your baby. It's obvious you cared for her a great deal.

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your loss. :(

Thanks guys, I plan on taking her to the vet for my sake of what I could do next time and for my other pets so that they don't contract anything. I'm mostly worried about my other BP because he is soon to be shedding and I don't want anything to infect him as well. Anyways, thanks again and I'll let you know after a vet looks at her.

Sorry about your loss Clay. :(

Really sorry clay![emoji26]

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Originally Posted by Clay Yingling

Thanks guys, I plan on taking her to the vet for my sake of what I could do next time and for my other pets so that they don't contract anything. I'm mostly worried about my other BP because he is soon to be shedding and I don't want anything to infect him as well. Anyways, thanks again and I'll let you know after a vet looks at her.

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Keep her in the refrigerator until you get her to the vet, freezing destroys tissue needed to do a proper necropsy.

If something contagious does crop up you should inform the seller since you only had this baby a month, chances are it was sick when you brought it home. Reptiles are very good at hiding diseases which is why a 90 day quarantine is so important.

So sorry for your loss. Please keep us posted on what the vet says.

I called the vets around my area and they were going to charge 170$ just for the necropsy without sampling or anything. The. I found a vet 1.5 hours from my house and they wer going to charge 98$ but when I called them the vet that does necropsies was out of town so they couldn't do it till after the holidays which wasn't reasonable giving that she died Saturday the tests wouldn't be as good. So I emailed the royal reptilia which is where I got her and explained the situation. Any input on what I should do next? Thanks.

I would have dropped her off at one of the local vets today. Yes, it's a lot of money to spend, but that's part of the hobby if you want to protect the rest of your animals.

Sorry for your loss , I'm coming up on my first week with mine

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So I consoled the Limey at Royal reptilia, which is where I got her, and he asked me some questions and asked for pics of the 'infection'. He then came to the conclusion that my bedding and under tank heater combo was the problem. I have a zoo Ned under tank heater and I didn't really know about a thermostat to control the temp, so he explained it to me and said it happens all the time with heat mats. So I turned on the mat in her cage for about 5 hrs and checked the temp using a temp gun and the glass was almost 140'!!! I then Checked the newspaper which I was using as bedding and it was over 110'. So long story short, I got some cypress bedding for my other BP so he doesn't get hurt and I plan on getting a thermostat before I get another snake to prevent this from reoccurring, so my question is, WHAT IS THE BEST THERMOSTAT, I am planning on the herpestat as it is highly suggested but which model should I get? Or should I get a different type? I only will have 2 snakes running on it so which one. Thanks

Herpstat 2. It will run 2 different heat pads.

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Originally Posted by Clay Yingling

(If you don't want to read the whole thing, the question is in all caps and after)

So I consoled the Limey at Royal reptilia, which is where I got her, and he asked me some questions and asked for pics of the 'infection'. He then came to the conclusion that my bedding and under tank heater combo was the problem. I have a zoo Ned under tank heater and I didn't really know about a thermostat to control the temp, so he explained it to me and said it happens all the time with heat mats. So I turned on the mat in her cage for about 5 hrs and checked the temp using a temp gun and the glass was almost 140'!!! I then Checked the newspaper which I was using as bedding and it was over 110'. So long story short, I got some cypress bedding for my other BP so he doesn't get hurt and I plan on getting a thermostat before I get another snake to prevent this from reoccurring, so my question is, WHAT IS THE BEST THERMOSTAT, I am planning on the herpestat as it is highly suggested but which model should I get? Or should I get a different type? I only will have 2 snakes running on it so which one. Thanks

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Ok. I read this. Am I correct in assuming that you are using a UTH for your other ball python without a thermostat??? If so, unplug that darn thing now before your snake gets burnt or worse. The snake will burrow to get warm so the cypress bedding really isn't going to protect the snake at all. It is early in the morning so forgive me if I am wrong here.

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

Ok. I read this. Am I correct in assuming that you are using a UTH for your other ball python without a thermostat??? If so, unplug that darn thing now before your snake gets burnt or worse. The snake will burrow to get warm so the cypress bedding really isn't going to protect the snake at all. It is early in the morning so forgive me if I am wrong here.

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Yes, I unplugged it, thank you.

where's Frosty when u need him to yell at new peeps to unplug their UTH and get a thermostat?

j/k. Lol

but seriously i'm sorry u lost your baby BP. please read some of the set-up stickie threads in the Husbandry forum on how to set-up a proper enclosure with regulated heated sources. feel free to ask questions. best of luck.