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That mouse that I had said was showing for about 2 weeks died last night without giving birth. I loved that girl and it got me thinking. Could it be she wasnt' pregnant and it was a sickness making her stomach swell? Or is it most likely she died from complications of the pregnancy?
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 border collie/german shepard (maya)
2.1 cockatiels (sydney, ozzie and petrie)
1.1 chinchillas (ziggy and elmo)
0.2 mice (callia and shysie)
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion (not named yet)
1.0 betta (grim)
25 fish (too many names to put here)

It could be a lot of things, could even be a very large tumor

I dont' think it would have been a large tumor seeing as how she grew to the golf ball size over a weekend. But, I guess it could be almost anything. All I really know is that now poor little Shysies gone and Cally is alone. I'm going to have to go out and find her a new little friend so she can be happier.
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 border collie/german shepard (maya)
2.1 cockatiels (sydney, ozzie and petrie)
1.1 chinchillas (ziggy and elmo)
0.1 mice (callia)
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion (not named yet)
1.0 betta (grim)
25 fish (too many names to put here)

only certain way to know what was wrong, is to bring the body (if it has been refrigetated since death) to a vet for a necropsy...This may cost about $50 depending on teh vet. Or, if you are adventurous, you could disect her yourself to see if she was carrying a litter of babies or if something else was enlarged in her guts. Tumors or abscesses can grow alarmingly fast in some cases as well.

Sorry for your lost.