Unexpexted

[Diamond Serpents]

Welcome to our community, like others have said sorry to have you join on such a loss. 11 years is a long time for a a BP and it seems like he had a good home and was rescued by some lucky people.

Definitely don't house Balls together, they aren't social animals. In the wild they find a hole crawl in it and pretty much stay in it by them selves...until mating. Hopefully your female stays strong and healthy. Just make sure that tank was scrubbed down with dawn, warm water, and then bleached and rinsed off again.

[Umidragon88]

She is out and about right now roaming the tank, she seems to be getting back to normal. I just miss how they used to lay together and drink together. They were never aggressive with one another and got along just fine, I just worry about her sheds now because of what happened with Kah. My fiance still hasn't come to terms with it and won't even look at the tank anymore because it is such a big tank and it looks so empty now without both of them in there. She seems to be fine and ate and didn't get sick her shed is the only think I'm worrying about at this time but I'll just ave to wait and see. My fiance said no more reptiles after this, he's done and doesn't want to go through this again and I can't blame him I don't either.

[Cassiopeia]

I'm SO SO sorry. This is truly heartbreaking and must be so hard on you. Like previously mentioned I'll just keep an eye on your girl and see how she is health wise. My heart goes out to you and your fiance.

[frostysBP]

If you are having problems with sheds the. Your humidity is to low and should be bumped up

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[Chkadii]

If you are having problems with sheds the. Your humidity is to low and should be bumped up

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I think you may have missed something in the OP? They had him for 11 years, and only recently had his sheds been bad (which may have been indicative of his later problems and death.) This doesn't seem to be a simple husbandry issue, and a bad shed or two would not have been a cause of death on their own.


OP, I'm sorry for your loss. Your female may be a bit more nervous or on-edge if you rearranged her cage furniture; she should settled down as she gets used to it. You may want to consider getting a fecal test done to ensure she is healthy and doesn't need dewormer, if worms were suspected in the male's case. It was good of you guys to take them in and care for them. They lived much longer than they would have without intervention, and I wish you many more happy years together - with each other and your female.

[frostysBP]

If you are having problems with sheds the. Your humidity is to low and should be bumped up

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This was for a different thread...not to the op...dont know how it got here...

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[SamO]

That is a very touching story. When humans learn to love an animal it opens something in their soul. To love a reptile has a touch more magic to it. Let your fiance know it's ok to mourn, cry, grieve. And after that consider another snake, separate housing this time. It takes time. Thanks to him for rescuing those two snakes and thanks to you for keeping their environment clean. Best of luck to Set, to adjust to the loss of her friend Kha.