My beloved blue eyed Lucy boy died last week, at close to two years of age. I am posting four pictures here to see if anyone can help determine the cause of his death. He had not eaten in several months, but he did not starve. His decline was sudden. After his last shed, he had a splotchy pink coloration, I was finding condensation in his hide, and his eyes were clouded. However he was perfectly alert, active and strong. I posted here about my concerns, but the only reply that stood out was that a member told me his clouded eyes didn't look like a retained eyecap.

I found him somewhat sluggish one evening, and was worrying he might be stargazing, and his skin seemed a bit bunched. I did a lot of searching on this forum and elsewhere. I decided to give him a soak, and lower his warm hide temp to 89-90f, thinking he was dehydrated. The next morning he seemed to have improved significantly. I thought to see if his improvement continued, and if not to take him to a vet the next morning. When I came home that evening, I was pleased to find him under his hide, having lifted it up, because that would take strength. However when I lifted his hide, I was stunned to find him on the verge of death.

I regret not taking him to the vet right away. I would like to know if anyone could please offer an idea as to what killed him, from the following pictures, so I know if there's anything I could've done, and whether I did something wrong to cause it. And of course I need to know what to look out for in the future, and whether he had a contagious malady that might threaten my albino girl, who seems perfectly healthy days later.

Here is a closeup picture of his eye. Again, on another thread, I was told this did not look like a retained eye cap:

This is a closeup of his belly scales. They're reddened and a few look torn:

This is a bigger pic of his belly:

This is a picture of his back. I didn't get a closeup, but there are dark red spots of various sizes along his spine:

I would truly appreciate if anyone would help give me an idea of what caused my beloved ball python's death!