At a loss...

[jknudson]

Doing my weekend check on everyone today and refilling water dishes I came across one of my female possible het pieds lifeless and obviously dead....

I really didn't see this coming, I know a lot of us who keep live animals will at some time or another experience a loss, but this girl just days ago was lively when I had her out and looked physically healthy and plump.

She had fed for me five times on hopper mice, I had caught her drinking on several occasions so I know she was intaking water, and she was passing urates and waste...

From examining her I only noticed a small disproportion to her shape, there was a small lump to one side of her body in the abdomen area. The tissue looked dark and discolored....

I guess I really just wanted to share my loss... she was a little smoking sweety of a snake... all I know is I'm VERY disheartened...

[Nate]

wow what a bummer man that's pretty bad Sorry to hear about this. Hopefully you'll take it in to a vet and see what the cause was?

[ladywhipple02]

So sorry for your loss, Jason. That's rough stuff...

[jknudson]

wow what a bummer man that's pretty bad Sorry to hear about this. Hopefully you'll take it in to a vet and see what the cause was?

I will probably try to get her into the vet for a necrospy, unfortunately the vet is closed today and tomorrow so we will see.

I'm thinking it was an internal rupture of some kind because of the dark tissue (blood filled?)...but I don't know. Hopefully my herp vet is still there, I haven't had to use her in well over a year.

[Nate]

Keep us posted.

[jkobylka]

Sorry for your loss. It really does happen to any of us who are keeping a larger number of snakes. sorry man.

[Rapture]

So sorry to hear that , Jason... I experienced a loss just a couple days ago... it was a snake I knew was ill when I brought it home, but it seemed to be doing so well, and I had just started treatments... I was really taken aback to see it had died. I hope you find out what went wrong, and very sorry for your loss.

[JASBALLS]

Sorry to hear that Bro! I have lost several babies over the past few years. It happens But does Suck big time!!

[python.princess]

aww... how sad! i'm so sorry jason! *big hug*

[MeMe]

dude..that sucks major ass.



sorry.