Tonight I came home, checked on my Dumeril's boa, and she wasn't acting right. I picked her up and she appeared to be convulsing. After a few minutes, she stopped moving. She didn't respond to anything and wasn't breathing.

The last visit I had with the vet, there was talk of her improving and how everything would be alright. I guess I'll have to tell him how things went differently.

That snake and I have had the most awful of luck. She's lost by UPS for a week, a hygrometer that is defective all this time, she develops a respiratory infection, and not even the vet could save her.

It's a terrible feeling to fight for so long and so hard, only to lose. Makes a person wonder why they even tried. I can't help but to think of all the things I was looking forward to. She was such a calm snake. Never tried to bite anyone (except the vet).

I guess I wasn't ready to raise up a boa. Maybe later on, but for now, all I can think about is how much I wish that cage wasn't there.

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