Hey everyone
Tragically my young spider het. axanthic ball python male, Tweek, passed away, I really need to know what caused his death and I really need some help.
I found my young male spider het. axanthic ball python dead this morning, he looked as if half of his skull had caved in and his brain "goo" was leaking out. He was still supple when i found him, I don't think that he had been dead for long. I have absolutely no idea what killed him, he was a healthy boy and ate like a beast, his temps and humidity were correct and he was kept on clean newspaper. He ate a mouse 4 days before he died and ate it with his usual enthusiasm. I took him out of his tank 3days after eating (a day before he died) and he seemed completely healthy. Does anyone have any idea as to what may have happened to him? I am very worried as i have other snakes, one who is also young and was housed in the same room as him (separate tanks). His history has been very healthy except for when I first got him, about 1 year ago, he got scale rot due to an internal bacterial infection (his tank is always clean) He was given antibiotics at the vet and then the all clear to come home, since then he has been perfect, he has never even refused a meal. Please help with any information as to what happened to him, I am devestated, as well as worried about the safety of my other snakes.
I am unable to post a picture unfortunately.
Thank you for your help
bobs.
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