Also forgot to address the theories about PAM and the soaks. I am not against the idea that a mistake could have been made somehow with these, which is why I'd appreciate an autopsy as well. But we only added 2-3 drops of Dawn at a time (for a huge snake in a good amount of water) and made sure it wasn't sudsy, just enough to break the surface tension. We also made sure the PAM was entirely dry and fumes dissipated before adding substrate (paper towels), water bowl then the snake. We also used a heat gun to dry the enclosure quicker as well as heat the enclosure to 150f to kill mite eggs. Then let the enclosure cool down to appropriate temps before adding her back in. I've never had an issue with PAM before but after this.. I'll likely switch to something else. We were going to try using frontline but didn't get the chance.
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