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Today was a truly horrible day...We lost not only a prized possesion but a member of the family....Pearl was a 3yr old Snow boa, who until about a month ago was a big, lovable, beast...

I'll fill you all in...We attempted to breed her this year...Starting in October we started cooling her and then introduced her to a DH male..We seen them copulate many times, and about a month ago we were sure she was gravid...Well she started looking a bit thin, but according to all the books"thats normal" so I wasn't too worried...Well she just kept looking thinner and wouldn't even flick her tounge at food...so I started getting worried....Then Thursday night I really checked her out...She looked thin but still had a "fullness" in her lower 3rd....Well today she was acting restless, moving all over her enclosure, and passed some urates..I thought maybe she was getting close!!...I looked in about 20 min later and just about hit the floor....She was gone!!..She had her head tucked under a coil with a small amount of blood coming from her nostrils...

Hopefully a necropsy will tell us something...

She will be truly missed....

Terry

I am very sorry for your loss. Hopefully the Necropsy will tell you more. She was a real beauty.

Jason Gonzalez

Regardless of the monetary value of an animal when ya lose one you have had for any length of time its a kick in the gut.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Boas make the world go round.

To tell you the truth...I haven't even thought about the money yet...Its been about an hour now, and I'm still in shock though......

Terry

I feel ya on not really feeling it yet. I lost a male that was probably the nicest snake I've ever owned (Never once would even attempt to bite) It took about 3-4 days to hit he had actually passed away.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Boas make the world go round.

Im so sorry to hear about that. I really hope you find out what the cause of death might of been from. Again Im very sorry for your loss, she was a gorgeous looking girl. What beautiful pics you have of her for memory.
Take care
jake~~
Hope the day's start looking brighter for ya man

I really have no idea what may have caused any of this....
It really sucks because other things are going awsome...Babies two days ago, eggs yesterday, and two mre boa that are really close......This whole mess just killed all the excitement I was having....

Terry

Andy
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Seeing her dead in her cage was hard for me to swallow. She was a great snake and I can't even imagine how you are feeling. At one moment your expecting an awesome clutch and now you are at a complete loss. I just can't believe it?????

Jaremy
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Jaremy Douglas

I know how much you loved that snow

Chris Nicholas

Go out to you & your dad.

Take Care!
Baker's Boas

Thanks for all the kind words....

Terry

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I hope all goes well with eveything else you are expecting. Very sorry.
Michael Burton

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Joel Pretz

I couldn't imagine what it feels like.... truely sorry