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I lost my 05 male Motley last Thursday do to a heating issue. What sux is I was in the area a few hours before I actually went to check on them but decided to get my other running around out of the way first. I can't even explain the emotions I had when I saw the little guy like he was. I found him about 5:30pm and he held on barely breathing until 11:00pm that night. I had my friend thats a VET check him out but there was nothing that could've been done. I stayed with him the whole time until he made his last little movement and then I knew he had passed.

The thing that bothers me the most is, I feel like I could've prevented it if I had only gone by a few hours before. Another thing that sux is, I just moved him to that spot and actually spent a lot of time with him that night and I got to see how sweet and friendly he was. This past few days have been hard to deal with but I guess you gotta keep going and do what you need to do to make sure this NEVER happens again!

There was two others effected by the heat issue also. They are doing alot better but I don't know if they'll ever be 100% again. If not, they will be brought up as pets and never bred.

Thanks everyone for reading this. I wanted to let it out here cause none of my friends here(at home)like snakes so they can't really understand what i'm going through.

Ruben Michel

I'm so sorry little guy.

Sorry to hear that happend.I know how you feel I lost 2 females this year and it sucks! Take care and god bless Steve

Ruben,

I am so sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I had a like situation two years ago. Mine was an electrical issue, where the breakers in the room reset and put the heaters on full blast. When I got there the room was well over 100 degrees. I lost 9 of my cobras and two pigmy rattlesnakes. Only 2 snakes lived.

Hopefully you will handle this better than I. I was so upset, and beat myself up so much that I sold the two I had left and would not let myself back into the hobby. I REGRET selling to this day....because stuff happens that we cant always control. Atleast we both know what to do differently next time. Unfortunately it had to happen this way...

Again, sorry for your loss. Good luck with the others!
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Chris Foley

I was beating myself up the past few days, thinking I wasn't fit to take care of all these little lives but like you said, this stuff happens and if I give up now, i'll regret it later.

I think the hardest thing for me right now is knowing that the poor thing sufferd the way he did. I felt like locking myself in a little tool shed in a 100 degree weather until I passed out that day. ARRRRRR!!

Anyways,thanks again guys for the understanding and support.

Ruben Michel

Yeah, it was pretty stupid of me. One of the snakes I rid was a very light male Indian cobra...tmk the only other peron in the country with them that light is Mitch @ diamond reptile...and apparently someone else as well, which is not me any longer.

Oh well...Well all live on...
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Chris Foley

Hey Ruben, Don't be so hard on yourself man...accidents happen and we have to move forward. I am sorry for your loss. Take care Ruben. Andy
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Was it a heating malfunction or a cooling malfunction?
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Chris & Alliey
www.bloodyleopard.com
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misunderstanding. I keep some of my boas at my grandmothers house do to space at my apartment and the room I keep my boas in regulates it self very well if it's set up right. For 3 years I never had a problem with heat or cold. Well, that day was our first really hot day of the summer and the night before the door was shut to the room to keep the right temp but my g-ma left really early and didn't open the door and put the fan on like she usually does cause I was supposed to go by late morning to clean and stuff. Well, she calls about 4:30 and asks if i'm still coming by and I told her yes and was the door opened and the fan tuned on this morning? She said no,I just opened it an hour ago cause she thought I was coming by a lot earlier! At that point I freaked and dropped what I was doing and hauled major A$$ to my house but it was too late! I didn't have a thermostat on the rack cause like I said before the way the temps regulated was fine if the doors were right and most of the stories I hear about stuff like this happening was do to faulty thermostats so.............Now basically if I had one it wouldn't of happened!!! Well, i'm know going to invest in the double thermostats so this will hopefully NEVER happen again. All in all it's totally my fault and all I can do is learn and take the steps I need to to prevent this from happening again.

Ruben Michel

Sorry to hear that. I don't know if I would be able to handle a loss like that. There's no way to prevent something like that, it's just a risk we have to deal with when our hobby involves living creatures.

Talk to you soon,
Matt

Ruben:

We are all very sorry to hear about your loss.

Take care and please don't be too hard on yourself.
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Brian Gundy

www.for-goodness-snakes.com

it has happened to the best breeders out there. boy could i tell you some stories. but i know it wouldn't make you feel any better. sorry to hear that. keep your head up. latter B
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Brendan
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and a big thanks to all that replied. Your support is really helping more then you know. I know this stuff happens to the best of us and i've heard of a lot bigger losses but you don't really understand until it happens to you.

Again,BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP,SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING!!

Ruben Michel

Sorry to hear about your lost. I know it is hard. I had to put down one of my male Suri last week.
Sorry again,
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Joel Pretz
JP Reptiles

Alliey,Matt,Brian,Brenden and Joe! Also to anyone else that posts. It really helps to hear your words of support.

Ruben Michel

Hey, Ruben i am reallly sorry to hear that. I hope the others pull through for you.

Sorry to hear man, I too know what its like to lose a little one. Mistakes happen. Look up man!
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Dave
www.DNReptiles.com

Sorry to hear about your little motley male Ruben, it definitely makes my ghost male loss pale in comparison

Brad

I sure hope the other two make it out ok. Got my fingers crossed for ya!

See ya in a few weeks.
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Shawn Morelan
www.Southernboids.com

I can only imagine what that must feel like. He was a very beautiful boa. Sorry man.
Michael Burton

Sorry for your loss, I know how it is. I lost one of my favorite boas last year. Keep on moving forward and I hope your other snakes recover.

Marcus Williams

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Ruben,
Sorry to here about your little buddy. I hope your other two make a full recovery.
Take Care,
Steve

support. This forum really comes in handy for such situations. My friends here really didn't understand why I was so upset over a "little snake" and it really helps to have a group of fellow herpers and animal lovers that know just how it feels to lose something be it big or small that you love.

Good luck to everyone this year and I know i've said it a bunch but BIG THANKS AGAIN. Your words of encouragement really made a difference.

Ruben Michel

the bad news. That really sucks.

Brett

It sucks when we loose any pet but especially so when it is one like this. Hopefully he did not suffer before he passed. If you don't mind my asking what hapopened to him. I had a thermostat go wacky on me 3-4 years ago and lost an albino ball male and 2 het alb females. I was DEVASTATED...

Joe

Ruben,

I'm sorry to hear that. I know how it feels to cook a few snakes. It is an AWFUL feeling. There is nothing you can do after you see them, and it is a SHOCK!!!!!!!!!!

THAT is awful. I hope the others make it. It always seems to be the Best animals that go down too.

Jeremy Stone