Loss of Nero

I just got off the phone with my mom, she found my little Nero stiff as a board this afternoon when she went to go check on him. She says the temps have stayed constant at 82/90 controlled by herpstat, and has been eating regularly since I left for school. Supposedly there were no signs of injury or illness. I am quite upset at the moment... barely knew the fiesty little bugger, but I miss him so much already.:rainon::crying::upset::worry::depressed:sniff::tears::dead::omg::rage:

so sorry to hear that. hopefully you feel better.

Im so so sorry to hear this bad news. Nero was one hot stud.

What was he housed in?

he was housed in a reptile basics small animal cage at the time.

thats odd. Did you asked about the humidity? If everything is right, I dont see what could go wrong. I would go back and check/ask the breeder who you bought it from. I know he is a good breeder, but its always best to go back and ask him. Best wishes Ben

Yea, I have shot Jeff an e-mail already and am curious as to whether he can shed some insight into the situation. I have not asked my mom what the humidity was this morning and am assuming it was within normal ranges as I had given my mom several lessons on taking care of my herps before I left, and my dad has a fair amount of experience in snake keeping. My really only guess is that something happened that they're not telling me, but seeing as I'm away at college there is little I can do from here to try and find the under-lying reason.

Oh Ben, my heart goes out to ya. Nero was a major hottie, and I know his death is especially difficult without any explanation as to why this happened. Not to mention all the other difficulties you have had to endure. I'm so sorry this happened, and I wish there was more I could do to help ya through this. :hug:

yea... So I just received the last thing in the world I wanted to get... absolute proof.

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Wow, I am SO sorry for your loss.:(

Awww, Ben, I'm so sorry! :(:hug:

What in the heck happened to that poor snake?

Aww,


That sucks man - he was a little stunner.:(

Are they planning on getting a necropsy done to find out what happened? Just in case it was something you need to be extra carefull of cleaning the cage to get rid of or anything?


dr del

Oh Ben, I'm so sorry to read of Nero's passing. I hope you're able to find out what happened to him.

This makes me nervous as I believe our babes were litter mates. I hope you do find out too soon. I feel so sorry for you. Condolences

Thanks everyone for the condolences!

My mom said she will take him to the vets office tomorrow to find out what they'll do. Whether he gets a full blown necropsy or not is ultimately up to her. I am lost for ideas as to the cause. I mean, I performed a very thorough cleaning of his new cage when I got it, he's been eating fine, temps were perfect and controlled by herpstat, humidity would have remained in range with my mom watching the accurite, he's been in quarantine, and from a highly respected breeder in the black blood world. Unless he had a unknown physical ailment such as injury in shipping, or something genetic, I cannot even contemplate what may have happened.

so sorry ben! how horrible for you! so sad you didn't get a chance to really get to know him before heading off for school!

i haven't really ever been around dead snakes so excuse me if this is a dumb question but... do they normally look (for lack of better word) lumpy like that? one section looks big and bloated and another looks impossibly thin. just struck me as odd.

Oh NO! Ben, I'm so sorry!! :hug:

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Originally Posted by python.princess

so sorry ben! how horrible for you! so sad you didn't get a chance to really get to know him before heading off for school!

i haven't really ever been around dead snakes so excuse me if this is a dumb question but... do they normally look (for lack of better word) lumpy like that? one section looks big and bloated and another looks impossibly thin. just struck me as odd.

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Thanks everyone... It's been rough enough not being able to have them with me, that to hear one of them passed away after having him a month isn't easy.

They sort of flatten out as the corpse dehydrates, and as the body twists it creates a sorta lumpy look.

okay, that makes sense.

Soooooooooooooo sorry for the loss. :(

:( Sometimes there just aren't words, especially when it's an animal that means so much to you.

Hurting with you...

K~

So sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful guy, and that was a horrible way to lose him. :-(

oh ben, i'm soooooo sorry to hear this. :rainon: what a sad sad day for you.

i'm sending you huge cyber :hug: and if you need to vent/talk/share i'm here for you.

Just heard back from Jeff, and his thought is that something may have gone bad during a feeding, and the mouse may have caused internal damage leading to Nero's ultimate demise. It's just a theory, however it seems plausible. I am eagerly awaiting what the vet says when my mom takes his remains by there later today,

Ben I am really really sorry for your loss brother. Loosing an animal we care for is never easy.

sorry for the loss, i liked the little guy.

sorry Ben.

:hug:

Ben, I am so sorry for loss.

Kristy

thats sad news mate sorry to hear that. Keep yer chin up and start again.

Hope you find out what the problem was.

Awww reading this post just broke my heart. =( Nero was such a hot little guy. I'm so sorry that you had to have this happen to you so soon. So so sad. I hope you are able to find out what made him die. :(

Ben I'm soo sorry for your loss! :hug:

I hope the vet can provide you with the answers you need.

nooo! im so sorry i feel so bad. he was such a cutie.


let us know what happend!

Dude!!

I couldn't believe when I saw the title of the thread....I thought there was no way this could be true. So sorry bro. I have yet to lose a critter and can only imagine what you are going through.

Let me know if there is anything I can do. :(


Mike

Have you heard back from your parents yet?

sooooooooooooooooo sorry :( :blownose: :depressed so here is are some funny smiles to help cheer u up :ninja: :b0x0rz: :explosion :fart: :groinkick :fishslap:

When it was all said and done, my parents didn't want to pay the $300 necropsy bill. The vet took a look over the body and said everything appeared normal from the outside, so no burns/mites/bites/under-feeding issues, but that was all he could tell without performing a necropsy. Had I been there I woulda whipped out my debit card and paid it, but I wasn't. My parent's reasoning was that the $300 wouldn't have brought a $300 snake back from the after-life and there was little reason to believe that what caused Nero's death would travel across the house (out of quarantine zone) and effect my other herps.

For once I felt helpless in the matter. I had always been the one that took care of them, but now that I'm back as a fish in the Corps, I have to rely on my parents for the semester, and that drives me bonkers.

I'm so sorry about your loss Gooseman. He was a beautiful Python. :(

ben... still sending you :hug:

Lots of hugs from me too Ben. It's hard enough to lose a snake, but not having a definitive answer to why it happened makes it that much worse. :(

So sorry for your loss Ben! That is a major drag :(
I don't check the blood threads very often so i have missed thid until now.

I lost my favorite snake last year and it is tough.

Maybe the $300 is better spent on a new baby?
Hang in there bro, unfortunately things like this happen with animals.
We are all pulling for you! :salute: