Hello,
I have not been on the forums in a while and have had a lot of life changes over the past couple years...for the best, but I have also been staying very busy. However, this really bothers me and I hope someone may be able to shed some light on what may have happened or if it should just be chalked up to a fluke. I currently have the collection of boas and balls in winter temps and the hot spot gets about 84 during the day and turns off at night for an ambient temp in the mid 70s when the heat is off. I fed this Monday and everything seemed to be going great. Then when I got home Wednesday night, a very strong, pungent odor knocked me back and it was coming from the snake room. I immediately went to investigate and saw the issue, my young female woma ball python had the rat sticking half way out of her mouth, the newspaper had a large wet spot from the regurge, and she was dead. She seemed to be doing very well and took the weaned rat with no issues just a couple days prior, so I do not understand what may have caused this. Has anyone had a similar experience that would be willing to share their story with some possible causes? Here are a couple pictures of what I came home to.
Thank you
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