gout in reptiles
from google.com.

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In secondary gout, the high level is due to the inability of the kidneys to adequately excrete the uric acid. This can be caused by medications, chronic diseases, kidney disease, starvation, improper diet, decreased water intake or chronic dehydration, and other environmental factors which affect the kidneys' ability to eliminate uric acid.
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With reptiles, environmental factors are most often implicated in gout leading to renal failure, especially chronic dehydration, diet, and suboptimum temperatures for the species


Hopefully this isn't the case but there really is no good reason for that many babies to just up and die like that. That's very sad. Hopefully this helps the owner of the petstore atleast prevent this.