I was complacent the other day when I was changing water bowls. I took all of the water bowls out of their enclosures, and put the new ones back in, so I thought. I missed one, and one of my prettiest king died. I'm not sure if it was dehydration or something else. I suspect dehydration. I felt so bad that I was the cause to end an animals life. I know how you must be feeling. I would not stop having snakes if I were you. You know what to do the next time around. Live and learn. I now check their water, locks, and messiness more often. Nobody knows everything, and even the best of herp keepers lose some now and again. I made a mistake, and I won't let it happen again, as I'm sure you won't either. Good Luck and Keep Herping. Derek

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• Help - Vomiting, paralysis, death - thesamuraigeisha, Wed Apr 19 09:30:03 2006
• RE: Help - Vomiting, paralysis, death - AJCrader, Wed Apr 19 10:27:07 2006
• RE: Help - Vomiting, paralysis, death - Sonya, Wed Apr 19 11:28:50 2006
• RE: Help - Vomiting, paralysis, death - thesamuraigeisha, Wed Apr 19 13:42:41 2006
• RE: Sorry to hear of this... - epidemic, Wed Apr 19 15:12:26 2006
• Sorry to hear your bad news - BobS, Wed Apr 19 20:53:15 2006
• Thanks for the advice - thesamuraigeisha, Thu Apr 20 10:21:29 2006
• RE: Thanks for the advice - kingsnaken, Thu Apr 20 11:12:23 2006
• RE: BobS - epidemic, Thu Apr 20 15:15:51 2006
• Jeff...... - BobS, Thu Apr 20 15:44:26 2006
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• RE: LOL.. - epidemic, Tue Apr 25 14:40:06 2006
• Not to be insensitive..... - BobS, Fri Apr 21 07:55:32 2006
• OOPS! wrong Forum..sorry nm - BobS, Fri Apr 21 08:11:08 2006
• RE: Help - Vomiting, paralysis, death - housesnakes, Thu Apr 20 22:02:21 2006