Gracie is dead

My red male tegu Gracie is dead. I came home to find him laying under the basking lamp dead. No idea what happened, he looks to be in perfect health, but dead.

Since Noah was just stolen out of the outdoor pen a week ago, I wonder if something happened. I don't know other than that what to think, he's been agitated since then.

I'm kind of devestated right now. My cousin died yesterday, my AC died yesterday, and today I find my beloved Gracie dead. I just don't know.

Sorry to hear that. I am having a lot of issues in life too. I know what its like. I feel for ya man. I really do....

wow... today has been quite a roller coaster of emotions and sorrow

really sorry to hear about your loss. :(

Aww crud,:tears:

I'm sorry your having to go through such a bad time - I hope it eases up soon. :hug:


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Im so sorry for your loss T, are you planning on necropsy to find the reason?

What a horrible time your having. I hope that things get a better for you real soon although nothing can stop the hurt of a loved one who passes.

Really sorry to hear about the tough times you have been having. I really hope things turn around for you soon.

I'm sorry for all your losses :(.

T super sorry to here all that. call me if you need anything

Thanks to everyone. I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out, because I just put his body in the freezer. There isn't any vet around to do a necropsy before monday, by which time the body will be hard frozen, and it would be near impossible to tell most anything from a necropsy at that point.
I'll be calling UF vet to see what they say. I keep crying thinking that maybe somehow he could still be alive, and then finally put the body in the freezer, and I'm still thinking "What if he woke up in the freezer???"
It's stupid, and I know it's stupid. I just am so upset right now. I got my tegus as little hatchlings.

I'm so sorry, T....

:(

I'm so sorry for your loss. I had followed your adventures with Grace for a long time. I'll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers. :tears:

so sorry to hear of your losses. :hugs:

I'm so sorry. You must be having a really bad week. Hang in there. We are all here for you.

I just called UF for necropsy information.
First, freezing the body(as we all know) destroys a lot of the things they would be looking at, so they didn't think they would be able to tell much.
Second, the necropsy costs START at $450 and go up to $600 or more.
So... the very kind vet said I might check the state diagnostics lab, and gave me their number.
They said similar things about the freezing, and that they doubted that they would come up with much. But if I wanted to take the body down, it was only $50 base fee, plus more for certain tests.
So that's a consideration. I can either drive the body down, or ship him overnight.
I might ship him, but I have to check the cost through SHIPYOURREPTILES, to see. I might be the first person to ship a lizard with frozen packs. Sigh.
If not shipping, then I'd have to wait until next monday, since I can't drive down today, and I have work all week.
Thanks for all the support. I have issues trying to talk about him, on the phone I kept choking up. It's like I don't want to let his body go either. Stupid yes.

I'm so sorry for your loss. :( You're in my thoughts.

After checking the price(have to love ShipYourReptiles), I can ship the body, so I called the place again, and talked to one of the doctors. He doesn't think he'd be able to tell me anything, since the body was frozen. So I have to decide whether to bother sending the body down, when their TOS says they can just decide to incenerate the body without doing anything at all other than saying "the body was frozen, sorry".
I'm thinking about it now.

I'm sorry :tears: Life sucks when it has to end so quickly, but it's not about the first breath or the last, it's all the ones in between.

Very sorry for your loss.

I'm very sorry for your loss. An argentine tegu is one of the animals I have wanted for a long time now but have not had the space for and thus I have waited... But I know they can be simply amazing pets and I can only imagine what you're going through. If you don't find any answers I hope you can at least find some peace. It sounds like you've been having a rough time lately.

I'm so sorry. I know how freaked out I get everytime there is anything at all wrong with one of my guys. And I am sadly aware that with reptiles you sometimes get this awful surprises. If you need anything, I'm not very far I think, just let me know.