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I was really feeling like this year was a good year.
Last year wasn't so great. Lost a lot of snakes due to some viruses and stupid maintenance problems.
This year a lot of stuff came together, all of my breedings except for one happened as planned.
Then I got a bunch more snakes for breeding next year, just to make everything better.

My first loss this year seems to be the hardest.

I had a CB04 male Eastern King from Will Still, got him in the beginning of 2006.
He was honestly the pride and joy of my collection. I was even considering a tattoo of a eastern king on my right arm just because this snake was my favorite.
He was eager to breed this year but the female was small, and it just wouldn't happen.

I just bought 3 adult females for next year.

He came down with a respiratory infection a little while ago.
I guess it got out of control?
But he was losing weight and it was obvious, and he wouldn't eat, not to mention his bowels weren't looking too great.
I didn't hear him gasping like he used for the past couple days. I thought everything was gonna be fine.

I cleaned his enclosure earlier today.
He drank some water.

Was dead when I just checked on him.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
www.kingpinreptiles.com
^ Updated 7/15

I'm sorry.
That really sucks.
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11.14 L. getula californiae (Cal. King)
2.3 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 L. getula floridana (Brooksi)
1.0 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
4.2 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - 14 eggs (Cal. Alligator Lizard)

Sorry dude, that just plain sucks.

2.3 Black kings
3.0 Hypo flame Brooksi kings
0.1 Desert king
1.1 Speckled kings, Louisiana
1.1 Eastern kings, South Carolina
1.1 West Langtry Grey bands
1.0 Thayeri
0.1 Sinaloan
1.0 Aberrant desert cal king
0.1 Banded coastal cal king
0.1 Desert banded cal king
1.0 Outer banks king
0.1 Aberrant Sonoran bullsnake WC

Wow, that was rather fast. How long between when you noticed the respiratory problems and death? Sounds like he died from something else than respiratory problems. Just that it manifested itself that way when it was already to late. Snakes have a way of hiding they are sick until its to late.

I hate it for you about losing your fav. I can recall all my fav's over the years that I have lost. It's hard.
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"Yeah ya told me, and ya wrote it down too. But how the hell am I supposed to remember!"

He probably had the respiratory infection for a month before death.
I don't know if that was the complete cause of death or not...
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
www.kingpinreptiles.com
^ Updated 7/15