Hey all,
I went to change the water and feed my hatchling spotted python (maybe 10 mos old or so) today and he had unfortunately passed on.
I've been out of town for a couple days, but he was active and seemed fine before I left. He has some bloating from liquid near his cloaca, but it didn't seem constipated or anything like that, only liquid.
Like I said he was active and seemed perfectly fine then within a couple of days had died. I don't understand what the problem was. He also had been feeding fine every 7-10 days. There was a small greenish spot midway along his body in his intestine.
Any ideas as to what may have caused his death? Also does it sound contagious? I'll keep an extra close eye on everybody else regardless.
Thanks.
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Sudden death of Spotted Python
ritt
Jul 14, 2006 10:26 PM
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philllll
Jul 15, 2006 04:54 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I'm not experienced enough to give you any ideas of what may have happened, but still wanted to offer my condolences.
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phflame
Jul 15, 2006 07:57 PM
probably his gall bladder. Most dead snakes that I have heard of have this green area. Apparently the gall bladder does something when they die? If you are concerned about the rest of your collection being exposed to something, you might want to take him in for a necropsy. Make sure you don't freeze the body, though. Just refrigerate it until you can get him in. That might give you a cause of death.
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