December 7, 2008 11:36 AM

Sniper my spider ball python passed at that hour. He bought the farm.

He had a very bad burn, which later turned into scale rot and passed away this morning. Im taking him to the vet to get a necropsy. Can anyone give me an estimate price? Im just going to lye in bed for a while and watch feeding videos of him.
-Q

Sorry to hear that....:tears:

Thanks
but does anyone know how much a necropsy is? anyone?

I think I was quoted $80. Not sure, and this was at UF vet college.

The necropsy I had done a while ago was $250 canadian. So sorry to hear about sniper.

ok well, hes at the vet in the fridge. Im still waiting for a quote. Hes in a better place. but about ten mins before he died. he had his mouth open and he was twisting and spinning like he had an ibd. hopefully that wasn't the cause. but he looked like he was in a lot of pain.

heres a little tribute video i made.
YouTube - A tribute to a friend. RIP.

Aww, that was a very sweet video. I can't imagine how terrible you must feel. But you should realize that Sniper never held you responsible. You can't change the past, and it's obvious that you've learned from it. That's the best thing to do. Time will help make things better, and in the mean time be sure to give extra love and care to those still in your possession. :hug:

I have paid around $80 for a reptile necropsy, so I would guesstimate that much. I hope he didn't have anything that could have passed to your other snakes. The bit at the end - his final moments - was truly heartbreaking.

I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

R.I.P., Sniper: You will be greatly missed. :(

thank you. i know hes in a better place. and feels no more pain.

How did he get burned?? Sorry for your loss.

Alan

first off We are so SORRY for your loss. We do know how it feels to have one of your babies die in your hands. For the necropsy the vet buy our house does it for free if your around south east michigan. They charge a deposit to make sure you will pick up your friend after but that was only like 40 bucks which we got back when we picked her up. My only suggestion is to pick up another snake and hold it.

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How did he get burned?? Sorry for your loss.

Alan

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he got out of his cage and sat directly on his heat pad.

-Wipes away her tears.- I'm so sorry for your loss. I don't know how much a necropsy costs, though.

im sorry and i know how you feel a lost a baby boa last week due to feeding issues = [
the best thing i did that helped was holding my other snakes = ]

wiping away tears. I'm so sorry for your loss. :(

Hey hold tight I know how it is I just lost a fire male about the same size as sniper. He had an abnormal heart the Necropsy was $55 dollars.

So sorry to hear about your lose. I can't imagine what it must be like to have a pet expire in your hands like that.

He sure was beautiful - Nice tribute video.

that tribute video makes me sad!!!!!!!

My vet, in our area, costs about $100+ for a necropsy...

ok, i got the necropsy done for $45. i watched and learned. turns out his kidneys failed due to the infection. it went into his blood steam. nothing was contagious and he did not have an ibd towards the end. we are burying him later today. i have an interesting video on it too. ill post it as soon as its done. i got a really good lesson on their anatomy, i got to do some of the procedure too. it was pretty cool, ust very sad. thanks Dr. Jenkins! I really appreciate all of your hard work.

Wow I realy do not know what to say except for how sorry I am that you lost so a dear friend, I am sure that he does not hold you responsible. Unfortunately accidents do happen, just know that he is in a much better place than we are, and he feels no pain. Its not good-bye, its just I will see you later.

RIP Sniper:tears: