I don't even know how to begin this post, really.

The crocodile skink that I just got less than two weeks ago ( here's the thread with all the info on her: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69046 ) passed away unexpectedly today.

I was going to do a major cleaning on the tank today, but when I opened it up and pulled her out, she was dead. (I know they play dead; but this time she really WAS dead.) I've scheduled an appointment with the vet to have a necropsy done and find out what happened. Everything was exactly the way it should be. Her cool side was at 74* and the warm side at about 79*. She was eating regularly and moving about - thermoregulating and swimming frequently. She was doing everything normal, healthy lizards do.

I don't know what caused her death, and it makes me nervous because I don't want it to be something the snakes may have caught. Even though I've only had her for 11 days, she meant a lot to me; she was helping me to get over a life-long fear. I tried to do everything right for her. It was just ... unexpected.