Joejr14
Grand Bubble Burster
..of those who have lost a snake within the past few weeks.
It seems like a very nasty trend around here that's sprung up within the past few weeks. I dont know what the deal is, but it's a bit ridiculous.
Anywho, my '04 anery (which was a freakin' replacement of another '04 anery that refused to eat while in a friends care) died today on me. I did a check on all of them this afternoon before I went to get food and noticed my anery just laying by his water dish. I expected him to boogie off when I touched him, but no such luck.
He was still alive, but very weak. He would try to pick his head up but then just crash back down. At first I thought some sort of nuerological issue, but then as I was holding him I felt a lump on the ventral side about 2" or so up from his vent. When I felt that my very first thought was impaction, but since I've never felt that before I have no idea. I emailed the breeder while it was still alive and he was pretty much lost, as was I. Apparently I've had some terribly rotten luck in general this year, as I believe these are his only 2 hatchlings that he's sold that have died. I believe someone is out to get me.
Anyway, I bagged him and put him in the freezer after Gino reccomended I do a makeshift autopsy to investigate this lump. I do expect to find out that this lump was a mass---obviously, but I'm very curious to see what exactly it is of---since I'm 100% sure this is the cause of death. All of the other snakes I got from him in a shipment last Wed (there were 5 total) are doing very well, and my '03 pair is from him and they're model snakes, never refuse a meal, dont show aggression, etc, so I'm fully confident in his snakes.
Hopefully it will come up as an impaction or a twist of the intestines or something. Today was to be feeding day, and I did nothing but keep the temps up and provide fresh water and check on them starting 2-3 days after I got them last Wed. I'm hoping this is just an internal thing, since I cant rationale that it's a husbandry issue since they're all housed the same way.
Anyway, to me this is a sign that he needs to be replaced, and I've got my eye on an '03 pair (Caramel and Normal het butter motley) from Kathy. I am now accepting donations to the fund. Just kidding
Hopefully this whole month long incident of snake deaths is over....Rich had the thought that perhaps the weaker '04 babies are just finally succumbing, who knows.
It seems like a very nasty trend around here that's sprung up within the past few weeks. I dont know what the deal is, but it's a bit ridiculous.
Anywho, my '04 anery (which was a freakin' replacement of another '04 anery that refused to eat while in a friends care) died today on me. I did a check on all of them this afternoon before I went to get food and noticed my anery just laying by his water dish. I expected him to boogie off when I touched him, but no such luck.
He was still alive, but very weak. He would try to pick his head up but then just crash back down. At first I thought some sort of nuerological issue, but then as I was holding him I felt a lump on the ventral side about 2" or so up from his vent. When I felt that my very first thought was impaction, but since I've never felt that before I have no idea. I emailed the breeder while it was still alive and he was pretty much lost, as was I. Apparently I've had some terribly rotten luck in general this year, as I believe these are his only 2 hatchlings that he's sold that have died. I believe someone is out to get me.
Anyway, I bagged him and put him in the freezer after Gino reccomended I do a makeshift autopsy to investigate this lump. I do expect to find out that this lump was a mass---obviously, but I'm very curious to see what exactly it is of---since I'm 100% sure this is the cause of death. All of the other snakes I got from him in a shipment last Wed (there were 5 total) are doing very well, and my '03 pair is from him and they're model snakes, never refuse a meal, dont show aggression, etc, so I'm fully confident in his snakes.
Hopefully it will come up as an impaction or a twist of the intestines or something. Today was to be feeding day, and I did nothing but keep the temps up and provide fresh water and check on them starting 2-3 days after I got them last Wed. I'm hoping this is just an internal thing, since I cant rationale that it's a husbandry issue since they're all housed the same way.
Anyway, to me this is a sign that he needs to be replaced, and I've got my eye on an '03 pair (Caramel and Normal het butter motley) from Kathy. I am now accepting donations to the fund. Just kidding
Hopefully this whole month long incident of snake deaths is over....Rich had the thought that perhaps the weaker '04 babies are just finally succumbing, who knows.