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I have a small corn(about 7 inches) and have trouble getting him to eat, because he likes live pinkies and all the pet stores all have frozen. but anyways i have had him for almost a month and he has eatn 3 times. but i fed him last night, a live pinkie( small) and when i awoke this morning, the lil corn was lifeless. i picked him up, and yes he was dead. any ideas why? thanks
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A guy I know is extremely well versed in snake husbandry, but this year he had a female throw a clutchful of slugs, then roll over and die. Who knows why?
I guess to be positive, you could bring it to the vet and have them figure it out.
From your description, the only thing that pops into my head is that perhaps you force-fed a bit too aggressively.
If that isn't the case, all I can say is that sometimes, it just happens.
Condolences,
-Jack

>>I have a small corn(about 7 inches) and have trouble getting him to eat, because he likes live pinkies and all the pet stores all have frozen. but anyways i have had him for almost a month and he has eatn 3 times. but i fed him last night, a live pinkie( small) and when i awoke this morning, the lil corn was lifeless. i picked him up, and yes he was dead. any ideas why? thanks
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>>http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dubaliscous/lst?.dir=/Pablo(Picasso panther chameleon)&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>>1.0 Picasso panther chameleon (Pablo)
>>0.2 Bearder Dragons (Mic Dundee and Red)
>>0.1 Leopard gecko (Leo)
>>2.2 Red-eyed tree frogs
>>1.0 African side-necked mud turtle (Wrinkles)
>>1.1 Fire bellied toads
>>Emperor Scorpion (not sexed)
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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."

Its so hard to tell why when you hear of that happening. Sudden death syndrome (as I like to call it) is always a mystery. I had a BRB that was from a quality breeder, it ate healthy, had the right env't (temps/humidity) and it one day just died.

Check into the quality of your mice you were feeding it. Its often underestimated but can play a big role in the health of the snake. If the snake eats an unhealthy mouse or a mouse with nothing but skin and water...then the snake may not be getting essential nutrients it needs for its chemical processes to function properly.

Other things could be internal parasite build up. If the parasite overtakes the host, it results in death. Only way to find that out is to have a necropsy performed thru a vet.

We did not force feed either. I am so confused, well at least I know(hope) it's not something we did and this stuff happens to the best of em. Thanks. My girlfriend will be glad to know that she didn't kill her snake.
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1.0 Picasso panther chameleon (Pablo)
0.2 Bearder Dragons (Mic Dundee and Red)
0.1 Leopard gecko (Leo)
2.2 Red-eyed tree frogs
1.0 African side-necked mud turtle (Wrinkles)
1.1 Fire bellied toads
Emperor Scorpion (not sexed)

A couple of years ago, I purchased two yearling corns from a particular breeder in Ontario. About four or five months later, one of them died suddenly for no apparent reason. Before that, it was eating and pooping quite normally.

A couple of weeks ago, one of my three-yr-olds died suddenly. This was a baby that I'd bred myself. Admittedly, she'd always been a poor feeder, and was only about half the size you'd expect a three-yr-old to be. She ate normally two days prior to her death, and she didn't regurgitate (she never regurgitated over the course of her three-yr lifespan). Don't start thinking that it was anything you could have prevented. As I said, sometimes it just happens.
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tricia