My bp died!

[artgecko]

hmba2211 I would suggest that you re-read Zina10's post. I agree with what she said. This sounds like a digestion issue gone wrong. This could be caused by: Bad feeder, not enough access to correct hot-side temps, parasites, and stress would compound those factors.

When you said that you had the snake "tested", what exactly do you mean by that? Did you have a vet preform a necropsy? Did you have the snake checked by a vet while still alive? Did they run a lab test for parasites, etc.?

Others have already covered quarantine, etc. so I won't retread that ground. I would stress that common practice with young snakes or new snakes is to not handle them until they have eaten well 3-4 times in a row. During that time period, you do not handle and only interact to change water, clean up waste, etc. Any time you have a food refusal, this process is repeated and you do not handle until the snake is eating well again.

If your current snake is still refusing food, I would do everything possible to limit its' stress and to make sure the temps. humidity, etc. are on point. I would also take it in to the vet to have a culture done for parasites (unless you already had that done on the deceased snake).

I understand that you are reacting defensively to people commenting about your situation and husbandry practices, but know that they are only trying to help you improve the situation for your current snake. These are knowledgeable keepers and breeders and are only trying to provide you with constructive criticism to help your current snake thrive, not to "bash" you. At this point, it is important to attempt to figure out what happened to your last snake and you are getting that feedback from people about that. If the feedback is different than what you expected, it is still important to consider it. Honestly, I don't see any signs of IBD from what you described in your original post, so I'd take that off the list.