I had to leave my pets with family to study abroad in Japan, and I just recieved an email today that two of my ball pythons have dropped dead. The third is grumpy and tries to strike through the tub. The only cause I can think of is heat, so I've asked them to move the survivor and check the temperature history. Despite having a herpstat, the room could have heated up, being on the top floor of an old house. But they have central air, and I wouldn't think anywhere in the house with insulation and vents would get over 90 degrees. But I guess I just have to wait to see what the herpstat says. I suppose my wiring on the flexwatt could have been as horrible as it looked... Oh, and I've already asked them to move the survivor off of it.
So what else might have caused this? They weren't eating for winter, but they were by no means the kind of balls that couldn't survive six months without food. Disease is of course possible, but the last introduction into my little collection was six months ago, and that's the survivor. And I doubt my grandmother would have left them with no water for the amount of time it would take for them to die of dehydration.
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