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Bolitochrome
at Sun Nov 8 17:43:32 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bolitochrome ]
I know you said they covered all their bases, but the most common reason I have found that a snake will die that soon after eating is temperature. Did they have a thermometer on the hot side of the cage to be *sure* they were giving the baby enough heat? Unless they use a probed thermometer placed inside the hide on the warm end the snake should use, they cannot be sure they are giving it enough heat where it counts. Too cold and the food item may putrefy.
Once I have seen a snake die after eating that I believe may have been due to stress. The snake had lost a LOT of condition. When it was finally fed it appeared to be doing fine, but the effort of digestion must have sapped the last of its strength. Depending on how much weight this baby lost, that could have been it, but I'd think that would be a pretty rare case in Balls.
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Are they sure... - Bolitochrome, Sun Nov 8 17:43:32 2009