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 Posted - 17/07/2008 : 22:22:09
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Hey there, just been informed that our corn snake has apparently died overnight.
I'm just trying to find out how you can tell if a corn snake is dead?
I only ask (it should be obvious) because I don't want to risk burying him alive *shudder*.
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gingerpony
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Posted - 17/07/2008 : 22:42:15
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breathing and heartrate can be barely noticeable, i guess he'll go stiff (rigour mortis) if he is. sorry for your loss  |
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matty18714
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Posted - 17/07/2008 : 22:45:50
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| Im sorry to hear that. Check for any *tiny* sings of movement. Maybe try and provoke (<spelt right?) a reaction by tapping it very lighly on the nose? |
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 11:02:16
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Don't know if he's stiff, I may be a wuss but i'd rather not go near a dead snake, rat's I can handle but not snakes.
I shall relay this information and see what happens.
I reckon he's dead myself but it's always best to make sure. |
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 13:39:29
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Should be floppy if dead & if you open the mouth it may not close. The snake will also smell bad with in 24 hours, like.... ....death 
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 14:18:51
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Yuh opened where he was being kept, stank lol
Saying that, when he was alive (we've had him a few months) that always started to smell after a few days and had to be aired out, even when there was excrement or anything in the viv.
Could that be a sign that he was ill?
Also the eggs that he and two of our females had (he was a stud xD) haven't survived, i've been told that can happen with a first clutch more often than not, but could it be a sign that he was ill? |
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saddleninja
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 15:44:17
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| sorry but if hes not moving it sounds like hes dead |
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 16:09:56
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| I guessed but my knowledge of snakes is very limited so it seemed pertinent to ask. |
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Leyrielton2
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Posted - 18/07/2008 : 19:16:37
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| Sorry for your loss, i hope it doesnt put you off keeping snakes |
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Posted - 07/08/2008 : 18:23:38
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| SOZ ABOUT THAT |
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Posted - 07/08/2008 : 18:25:23
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ME SAD |
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Posted - 07/08/2008 : 18:45:48
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| He does sound dead to me but i have read that they can hibenate if too cold? |
 
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