Garter Autopsy

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:16 PM

These pictures are not for the faint hearted. One of my chequered females died yesterday. I had noticed she had a bit of a swelling towards her tail and thought that she had slugs (infertile eggs). When i checked her yesterday evening she was very weak and she died a few hours later.

This evening i decided to do an autopsy on her to find out what the swelling was. This is what i found.

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:19 PM

another pic

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:22 PM

I cut the sausage shaped thing in half and found a dead baby chequered.

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:25 PM

any idea's what could have caused this? I presume the baby died inside her and she just couldn't pass it. Sorry for the gross pictures.

adamanteus · 08-12-2007, 04:28 PM

Chloe, so sorry to hear your bad news.

I can't say what might have caused the problem. Had she given birth in the past?

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:30 PM

Yes she had 6 babies last year. 2 live and 4 still born.

adamanteus · 08-12-2007, 04:34 PM

Poor thing. Will you ask a vet for an opinion?

chloe · 08-12-2007, 04:37 PM

Its very difficult to find a decent vet and as she has passed away i don't see much point in spending alot on vet fees when they probably won't be able to tell me anything.

Sid · 08-12-2007, 04:47 PM

Chloe, So sorry about your loss. Wish I has an opinion to offer, so it would help others in the future.

drache · 08-12-2007, 05:31 PM

Chloe - sorry about your loss
it may not have been anything preventable
there are many things that can go wrong with reproduction

08-12-2007, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Garter Autopsy These pictures are not for the faint hearted. One of my chequered females died yesterday. I had noticed she had a bit of a swelling towards her tail and thought that she had slugs (infertile eggs). When i checked her yesterday evening she was very weak and she died a few hours later. This evening i decided to do an autopsy on her to find out what the swelling was. This is what i found.

08-12-2007, 04:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy another pic

08-12-2007, 04:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy I cut the sausage shaped thing in half and found a dead baby chequered.

08-12-2007, 04:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy any idea's what could have caused this? I presume the baby died inside her and she just couldn't pass it. Sorry for the gross pictures.

08-12-2007, 04:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Chloe, so sorry to hear your bad news. I can't say what might have caused the problem. Had she given birth in the past? __________________ James.

08-12-2007, 04:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Yes she had 6 babies last year. 2 live and 4 still born.

08-12-2007, 04:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Poor thing. Will you ask a vet for an opinion? __________________ James.

08-12-2007, 04:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
chloe Juvenile snake Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: N. Wales Posts: 140 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Its very difficult to find a decent vet and as she has passed away i don't see much point in spending alot on vet fees when they probably won't be able to tell me anything.

08-12-2007, 04:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,726 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Chloe, So sorry about your loss. Wish I has an opinion to offer, so it would help others in the future. __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

08-12-2007, 05:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,257 Country:	Re: Garter Autopsy Chloe - sorry about your loss it may not have been anything preventable there are many things that can go wrong with reproduction __________________ rhea

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