Quote Originally Posted by shinygirl_93 View Post
Hi, I'm new here and I made this account expressly to ask this question:

I got a baby ball python not so long ago and up to now, I have been extremely happy with him. He was very docile and sweet, and everything the pet store owner said he would be.

I woke up this morning and found him dead, biting his body. His belly was green and extended and it looked like he had some sort of serious intestinal trouble. I think he was biting himself when he died because he was in pain.

So my question is why did he die and what should I do about it?
Was he captive hatched (farmed) or captive bred? How long did the store have him before you purchased him? What were they feeding him and what were you feeding him... that is if he ate for you (if he did how many times?)... and how long did you have him for?

It may help too if you give some details of your enclosure/husbandry... such as...

-temps
-how you were measuring them
-how you were regulating them
-heat source...

Sorry about your loss.

Bruce

PS: I hope that if you have other snakes that this little guy was under strict quarantine?