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4 dead snakes in 6 weeks.

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Posted by: reptile_dude at Wed Apr 27 19:34:21 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by reptile_dude ]  
   

I recently moved 300km from calgary to edmonton. I had 2 boas a ball python and a corn snake. I didn't feed them for 2 weeks before moving and left them for one week after was in new place. I then fed all the snakes and each shed about a week later, then within 6 weeks all had died, the last check up was about 6 months ago and all were healthy. all the temps and humidity were good, the sheds were the best from all that I had seen in a while.

one weird thing was the mature male boa. I am at work for about 10 hour he was alive when i left, I came home and he was blotted about twice his size. when I went to remove him from the tank he split from head to tail and just a soupy mix spilled out. no heart, lung, etc.. just a soup.

I feel bad because I didnt have the money to get an autopsy done on him as he was the second snake to go. each snake was in its own tank and I never handle them in succession withought washing to make sure not to transfer anything.

I am hopeing someone may have some idea. My only thought is stress but, they ate and shed really well. I am completley withought my snakes as I have none left. Although nothing can bring them back, some answers would be really helpfull.


thanx to anyone who replies


   

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>> Next Message:  Really sorry to hear about your loss - digital_reptiles, Wed Apr 27 19:46:20 2005
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>> Next Message:  Sorry man, that's terrible... - joeysgreen, Thu Apr 28 03:26:24 2005
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