At 13 she probably died from natural causes. Often when tumors and cancers, organ failures or other age related diseases occur in these animals, the only symptom is sudden death. Unfortunately a necropsy is the only way to determine the cause. If she was showing no other symptoms (such as weight loss, refusing meals, regurgitation, unusual/bloody stools, respiratory issues, etc) it was probably something that could not have been foreseen or prevented.

While these animals certainly can live longer, I frequently hear of boas passing away at or around that age (15 years or so being the most common). Don't beat yourself up! It sounds like you genuinely cared about your pet and that she lived a long and happy life. I'm very sorry for your loss.

Nicole
www.truetails.net

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• Unexpected, Unexplained Boa Death - reptile93, Tue Nov 11 13:50:03 2008
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