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ogri
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
44 Posts |
 Posted - 08/06/2011 : 20:31:34
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| My corn wasn't even home for a week and now he has passed away. I got him on the 30/05/11 and took him home. He was shy at first but during the 7 days of not being able to handle him he came out more and more. I weighed him on the 06/06/11 and he was 5 grams and approx 12" long. I held him on 07/06/11 and he was fine and exploring my hands. I defrosted a pinkie mid afternoon today and went to feed him this evening but as soon as I opened the viv the smell hit me. All the temps in the viv were in the hot end 28-30'c and down to 21-23'c in the cool end his water was changed daily so I can't figure out what happened. I have checked him over and can't find and breaks in his body and the only thing I could find was about 3/4 of the way down him there is a green patch like a bruise on his stomach, any ideas or indication as to what happened to him would be appreciated. I am going to call the shop tomorrow and see what they are going to say. I am very sad and at the same time extremely cheesed off |
0.1.0. Snow - Binky |
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lrv2307
Yearling
United Kingdom
863 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 20:37:03
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that might be his liver hun if you google a diagram of a snakes body
sometimes hatchies are like that, they dont survive :(
just be happy you gave him a happy home, and lots of love while he lived
rip little hatchie xxxxx |
lrv (louise)
Uxbridge, Middlesex
0.1.0 snow - morgana
0.1.0 cali banded king - boudica
0.0.1 crested gecko - galaxy
** wish list**
ghost corn
anery corn
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 20:47:15
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So sorry for the sad news. I feel for you. Please try not to let it put you off snakes. RIP little snake.  |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 21:05:38
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| RIP little snakey, sorry to hear that |
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1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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animalcrazy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 21:24:23
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| RIP little one. |
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monalisa70
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 21:45:50
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| RIP baby snake |
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Only1Nitro
Hatchling
United Kingdom
160 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 21:50:52
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| good luck with the pet shop |
Male Charcoal = Sterling
Female Carolina = Fofo
Female Butter = Amarelo
12 Eggs
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 21:58:00
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This is why I wold always prefer to buy a yearling... if animals are going to die it is normally before they hit their first birthday.
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MsThomson
Hatchling
United Kingdom
134 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 22:00:19
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| so sorry to hear of your sad news :( |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 22:31:02
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| Aww sorry to hear that. |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2011 : 23:18:37
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I'm so so sorry to hear your sad news. Please take comfort in the knowledge that his time with you was full of love and care. Sometimes it is just not meant to be with hatchies.
Did you get feeding records with him? Do you know when he hatched or how old he was? 5g seems pretty small. |
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Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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FiestaSTLou
Yearling
United Kingdom
556 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 09:22:22
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| so sorry to hear about your loss, you gave him a wonderful life, rip babey snakey <3 |
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Els
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
13 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 10:45:56
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| Sorry to hear your news. I rescued my snake on 30th May - hes not responding in a way that fills me with confidence and despite the short time you really get attached. I fear Reggie passing away so know how awful it must feel for you. |
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stuart619
Hatchling
United Kingdom
230 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 13:06:51
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Sorry to hear about your loss.
I had exactly the same thing happen to me with my first snake. It almost put me off keeping snakes but some hatchlings just aren't meant to survive and it was nothing you did wrong.
Don't let it put you off and feel proud that although he only had a short life he was loved and cared for. |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 17:34:11
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Oh no,I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. It really does sound like it was just one of those things. At least he had a week of good care with you. As said previously 5g seems tiny!
R.I.P little snake. |
      
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United Kingdom
0 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 18:03:36
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2011 : 23:22:14
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| Hard luck :( |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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Carson1915
Egg
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 01:17:27
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| As people have said sometimes they just aren't right to survive, it's nothing you have done it was just bad luck, rip little snake, don't let it put you off as the do live from hatchlings, I got my girl in december as a tiny girl, shes 10 months old and I've yet to have a problem with feeding or shedding, she's taken her food from feeding day one and only had one minor problem shedding(which a bath promptly fixed), my girls now 2.7-3ft in length and on small mice |
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1 Wild type Corn - F - Carson
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 01:29:31
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I'd speak to the shop as well.
I'm assuming they knew you were new to snake keeping, if so then there's no way (in my opinion) that someone new to the hobby should be given a snake that weighs only 5g. That is hatch weight, I had a corn given to me about 2 years ago that hadn't eaten from the day it hatched and 4 months later it was 5g.
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