It sound like they were kept a bit too cool and the prey putrified instead. It would have been better if they were kept at something like 75 on the cool end and 84-87 on the warm end and make sure they use the warm end with hides placed there too. The warmer side is what is most important and that they use it to properly digest.



You need to keep the one that is still alive in a SMALL environment in the 85-87 degree range for a week or so to help raise it's metabolism to help fight off the poisoning from remaining bacteria in it's gut now. Also, a dose of Flagyl(Metronidazole) at the rate of 50 mg/per kg. of body weight would help kill the bad bacteria pronto!. If you cannot do this I would STRONGLY urge you to take it to a vet ASAP! to get this done NOW!



NO FOOD should be offered until at LEAST a good week or so AFTER the last Flagyl dose so the snake can replenish it's vital acids, electrolytes, enzymes and gut flora before being fed again. And when it IS fed again, they should be VERY SMALL meals for a while to make certain they stay down and are digested properly, you cannot afford for this to happen any more whatsoever.



After several VERY small meals, you could GRADUALLY increase the size back to the size prey it was normally eating.



Sometimes snakes develop this from fouled water too, so who knows, but I would bet a dollar to a donut some Flagyl at the proper dosing will take care of this. Flagyl is very reptile friendly too. I just hope the remaining one isn't too weakend from the poisoning affect of the bad bacteria from the rotted meal.



good luck with this. I sure hope the remaining floridana can pull through this.







~Doug




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