Never heard of this happening before...

[shadowsnakes]

About two weeks ago I had extraordinary luck and found a lesser butter mixed in with normals at Petco. I snatched him up, took him home, and lovingly named him Butterscotch. He adjusted well, loved being held, and was never once shy.

This Monday I come home and check on the snakes. I find he had died during the night. Butterscotch had an odd habit of wedging himself between the water dish and quarantine tank wall, laying out straight. This time it looked like he tried to get under the dish, got his head stuck under the weight of it, and perished there. Skull was deformed and soft, like it had been crushed. I didn't think to take pics, too gruesome. Anyone else hear of this happening with juvenile BPs? He was about 65 grams.

RIP Butterscotch, I am seriously bummed about your passing. You were mine for only two weeks but you were a little gorgeous sweetheart.

[Daybreaker]

Sorry for your loss. Never heard of this happening, but I'd imagine it's possible. I would recommend a necropsy on him though for the sake of your other reptiles: sometimes something may look straight forward but he may have died due to another health issue.

[shadowsnakes]

Sorry for your loss. Never heard of this happening, but I'd imagine it's possible. I would recommend a necropsy on him though for the sake of your other reptiles: sometimes something may look straight forward but he may have died due to another health issue.

I have an appointment scheduled the week after Thanksgiving to discuss what happened and check for parasites, disease, etc. Other snakes are doing very well and there was no sign of illness beforehand. My fingers are crossed that nothing transmittable is found!

[CrystalRose]

Very sorry for your loss.

[bandicoot4]

thats horrible, very sorrry

[Louie]

my god...mine always like being under the waterbowl hence I dug it out for him since he could get squished...sorry your loss man.

"Snakes don't bite. Just humans."

[Crazymonkee]

Very sorry

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[AlexisFitzy]

I'm so sorry


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[shadowsnakes]

Thank you all for your kindness. Vet had an opening today so I had the appointment this morning. Tests won't come back until next week, but based on initial examination it appears Butterscotch passed from a crushed skull. From now on I am making sure every water dish is solidly flat on the enclosure bottom versus on top of the bedding!