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Sorry for your loss.. Sounds like he was a little stressed whatever it was. Was the heat lamp to close to him? I'm just asking because you said he was sunning in front of it.
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I'm sorry for your loss. It could have been multiple things that caused it. If you decide to get another I suggest doing some more homework and reading over out caresheet.
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Again, I'm sorry for your loss, it's always hard to lose a pet
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Re: My Ball Python Died
Originally Posted by DellaF
Sorry for your loss.. Sounds like he was a little stressed whatever it was. Was the heat lamp to close to him? I'm just asking because you said he was sunning in front of it.
He had his hide to go into which stayed warm also. When I say sunning...it was strange. He would put himself in a verticle position with his neck in front of the lamp, and his head upside down so the underside was pressed to the top of the cage. He would test sometimes to see if he could get out, but it was secure. The lamp was far enough from the cage and positioned to one side...not the top, and I monitored the humidity and temp to make sure it wasn't to hot. That and I was concerned about the rock water dish getting hot and burning him...so I checked that regularly also. It took some toying with the distance to get the lamp the right distance to give a good temp in the enclosure.
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What were the temps, you never mention exact temps in the enclosure.
With what are you reading your temperatures with?
Sorry for your loss.
Jerry Robertson
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Sorry to hear for your loss. If you get another one do some homework and get everything set-up before you get a new one.
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Sorry for your loss...
The "sunning his neck" behavior you are describing sounds to me more like stargazing. That could be signs of respiratory infection or possibly IBD. Did you notice any wheezing, clicking or popping sounds when he would breathe? Did you notice any bubbles or mucous coming from the mouth in the days before he died?
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Re: My Ball Python Died
Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
What were the temps, you never mention exact temps in the enclosure.
With what are you reading your temperatures with?
Sorry for your loss.
90 in the warm area and 80 in the cooler once the weather warmed up that fluctuated with the temp of the room but never below 80, and like I said it took some toying once we got in the air conditioning, there were a couple of drops below to closer to 75 when we first moved, but I got that under control pretty quickly. I also now realize that the dial readers are not really all that accurate...so I will be getting a digital. He initially would spend most of his time in the hide where the cooler temp was, but then started spending more time for the passed couple of weeks in the warmer area, and way more active than usual.
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Re: My Ball Python Died
Originally Posted by Inknsteel
Sorry for your loss...
The "sunning his neck" behavior you are describing sounds to me more like stargazing. That could be signs of respiratory infection or possibly IBD. Did you notice any wheezing, clicking or popping sounds when he would breathe? Did you notice any bubbles or mucous coming from the mouth in the days before he died?
He did make some strange click noise...not often, but one time it was REALLY REALLY loud...I heard it from another room and went to see what was going on. I was long and drawn out. I thought it was just some noise he was making at the cat because he was irritated, scared...or thought it looked tasty.
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Re: My Ball Python Died
Originally Posted by Inknsteel
Sorry for your loss...
The "sunning his neck" behavior you are describing sounds to me more like stargazing. That could be signs of respiratory infection or possibly IBD. Did you notice any wheezing, clicking or popping sounds when he would breathe? Did you notice any bubbles or mucous coming from the mouth in the days before he died?
I just looked up IBD...that could be what it was. He had a bout with a small rat that he started to eat...got it about half way down and spit it out. Again...I guess my inexperience came into play, because I thought he wasn't hungry or was having difficulty getting it down.
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