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 He is gone...
Idk what to say, i haven't been on the forums in a long time but i just need to vent this. My first snake just died, he stopped eating for about 2 months, ive been working my best to correct his living conditions and check on him as much as possible but sadly i may have neglected to do enough. I didn't notice until much longer later that he has bit marks all over his body and i did my best to clean him and put antibiotic on him. I feel like the worst owner ever, event though my other snakes are doing absolutely amazing... Idk what happened and i just want to cry. what do i do now...someone help...please
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
How do you have your snakes set up? Temperatures, heat sources, and methods of measuring temperatures/humidity.
~Aaron
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Did it appear to be mites?
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Re: He is gone...
built a melamine rack for them, heating strips attached to a thermostat, they r in tubs with aspen, temp and humidity gauges in each...
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What type of temp/humidity gauges the dial type from pet stores?
What type of thermostat and how much of the bottom of the tubs are covered by heat tape? (1/2, 1/3, more, less)
What are the temperature readings?
How thick is the layer of aspen?
Last edited by The Serpent Merchant; 02-07-2012 at 11:52 AM.
~Aaron
0.1 Pastel 100% Het Clown Ball Python (Hestia)
1.0 Coastal/Jungle Carpet Python (Shagrath)
0.1 Dumeril's Boa (Nergal)
0.1 Bearded Dragon (Gaius)
1.0 Siberian Husky (Picard)
0.1 German Shepherd/Lab Mix (Jadzia)
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gauges are digital, I honestly don't remember where i picked them up, but they read temp and humidity, thermostat is a ranco with about 1/3 of the bottom covered, temp is 82* , humidity is 32%, aspen is about 3/4 inch all around
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Re: He is gone...
 Originally Posted by DJ_Bizarre
I didn't notice until much longer later that he has bit marks all over his body and i did my best to clean him and put antibiotic on him.
How long are you leaving live prey unattended in the enclosure before removing it? Mice and rats can easily kill a snake that isn't interested in eating.
Are your digital gauges measuring the hot spot as well, or just the ambient temp?
Last edited by Annarose15; 02-07-2012 at 12:03 PM.
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heating tape is set to 92*
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i usually do not leave pray for longer than about 30-40 minutes, and up until recently, none of them have had a problem killing and eating in less than that
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Ok, your set up sounds good, personally I don't leave live rodents unattended but I know that some people do.
~Aaron
0.1 Pastel 100% Het Clown Ball Python (Hestia)
1.0 Coastal/Jungle Carpet Python (Shagrath)
0.1 Dumeril's Boa (Nergal)
0.1 Bearded Dragon (Gaius)
1.0 Siberian Husky (Picard)
0.1 German Shepherd/Lab Mix (Jadzia)
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