Aww, I'm so sorry for your loss...& from what I can tell, nothing you did or didn't do caused this. I would contact the source you got her from & let them know-
see what they have to say about it. IF they offer to replace her, be SURE you keep the replacement snake in quarantine for a good 6+ mos. from all others, ok?
I hope you got some sort of a survival guarantee, but since breeders have no control over what ppl do once they get animals home, I can also see where this is
not something they all want to promise. (-thinking in terms of kids handling & dropping snakes, etc- and I'm not saying that's what happened here, not at all, but
this would be their perspective.)
The behavior you described is not at all normal, and while it might be too late (futile) to have a necropsy done, I would think twice before replacing her with
another snake for a while, as this could be something another snake could catch. PLEASE tell me this rosy boa was quarantined from your other snakes???
Again, you did not cause this...May this little one rest in peace. And hugs to you.
By the way, I've kept rosy boas for a few decades, & I've never had one pass this way. I've bred them & raised 6 litters of them, & still have one in my collection.
I'm sorry I didn't see this post yesterday, had a very busy day. Did you buy this snake locally (breeder, pet store or expo?) or online? (was she shipped to you?)
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