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today i found my 9 year old male jungle carpet python laying dead in his cage. He has been in perfect health, no signs of any problems, nothing. He was in shed so i sprayed the cage good he seemed fine acted normal and this morning it was a fresh shed beautifull yet un alive snake. My heart fell as did i.

This was the best snake any1 in the world could ever ask for. he has done so much for so many ppl and now he is gone way before his time. Now dont get me wrong i have dealt with snake and other deaths before but this guy was so special. I dont think i will be expanding my collection but enjoy what i have untill thier time comes.

il keep it short even tho there is so much i wanna vent and only you guys can truley understand.

He never once tried to bite nor show any aggression twards me or any1 else EVER and i have had him since he was 6 months old

Tim,
I'm really sorry for your loss. I wonder if something happened during the shedding process that killed him. Seems weird. Are you going to have a necropsy done?
Again,
Sorry.
Paul

i have other plans that some may or may not agree with but this is not the place for that. for now he is in a bag in freezer. The second i walked and seen him i literly hit the ground and called my friend and she coiled him real nice into the bag and box, i was ballin and yes thats right a grown man ballin over a snake

Been there, done that re lost an animal suddenly for no apparent reason. All you can do is examine your husbandry for deficiencies (likely none to be found) and move forward. Each individual life in this world has it's own clock. When it runs down it's gone. Some have long, long clocks, while others do not.

Chin up Timmay, forward is the only direction any of us can move!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

thanks dave im doin my best to keep goin. now that more time has gone by im am doin better but still have moments.

I'm really sorry Tim. He was a beautiful snake. Sounds like he was a great pet as well.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

yeah he was a looker and a great pet and a great breeder tho i only bred him once. but man he sure got his job done lol.

Really sorry to hear this. Sounds like he was the perfect pet snake. Non snake owners don't understand how tough it is to lose a good pet snake, which can be frustrating.

Again, sorry to hear the bad news.

Thanks for sharing,
Ed

>>today i found my 9 year old male jungle carpet python laying dead in his cage. He has been in perfect health, no signs of any problems, nothing. He was in shed so i sprayed the cage good he seemed fine acted normal and this morning it was a fresh shed beautifull yet un alive snake. My heart fell as did i.
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>>This was the best snake any1 in the world could ever ask for. he has done so much for so many ppl and now he is gone way before his time. Now dont get me wrong i have dealt with snake and other deaths before but this guy was so special. I dont think i will be expanding my collection but enjoy what i have untill thier time comes.
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>>il keep it short even tho there is so much i wanna vent and only you guys can truley understand.
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>>He never once tried to bite nor show any aggression twards me or any1 else EVER and i have had him since he was 6 months old
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if you looked in the dictionary and looked up perfect snake you would see his picture. he got so many ppl over there fear of snakes he has helped me get over alot of depression problems over the years. just so much that you wouldnt think one snake could do lol

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that your Carpet Python passed! He looks like he was quite the handsome fellow. Hang in there buddy!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

thanks aubrey. im just so stumped as to why and how but must have been his time. i still say i am cursed, i have had THE WORST luck ever since right around this time last year