Well I got my refund today. The breeder didn't seem to know what went wrong either. Said something in shipping must have occurred.


Sad to say I don't think I'll ever know how ting died, money is to tight what with the water heater breaking and my mom needing financial help. It ate up the emergency money I normally like to have stashed around. I ended up missing my window on the necropsy. If I had payed for it I wouldn't have had money for ramen and gas to get to and from work this week.

To all of you who wanted to know how this happen believe me I am there with you. It wasn't an easy decision to make. But I need to get to work.

I do think if I ever have another snake that gapes like that again though I'm not hesitating to make a bee line for the vet.


I'll clean out the cage tomorrow, It will be a sad affair. I didn't have the poor little guy very long but he was a snake that I had dreamed of owning.


I nearly took them up on the offer to replace him, but the wound hadn't healed I didn't feel comfortable yet.


My confidence as a snake keeper is riddled with what seems like a 100 bullets. I am doubting myself and every move I make now. My friend told me to get back on the horse. He's seen me doing my research every night, and staying home to make sure temps are just right instead of going out.


But I wonder if I am just to dumb or lucky to get it right. Still maybe he is right. Maybe those empty cages would look could with a couple of corns in them. Or maybe I'll save that money up for Boaphile rack for my BP, so I could add another this summer.


I wanna be a good keeper. I'm praying for wisdom and confidence.


P.S. Don't let my experience sour anyone on Thai Red Mountain snakes or Pro Exotics. Someday I wanna do business with them again. But not until this wound heals. I'll own a coxi again one day, God willing he will be healthy and long lived. And I'll be able to provide for him what I was unable to for ting.

R.I.P Little Dude