>>In September I had a total of 11 colubrids which included 8 >ratsnakes, 2 cornsnakes, and 1 milksnake. I have a custom tank >6'tall by 4' long by 2' wide in which all of them live..

May I first just say "Yikes!" This is like the poster child for why not to keep snakes together.

>>A couple of months later the male threw up a meal and died. >I thought maybe the temperature in the tank wasn't high enough, >though I've had snakes for 3 years and never had trouble >before.

>I made sure it was 82F with cooler and warmer areas. Then the >other snakes started throwing up.

This should have been the time for a vet. And I don't understand why you don't think it would have been productive. You would have had a treatment plan or a way to euthanize rather than just letting them struggle and die.
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Sonya

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