terrible news

Josh · 06-24-2007, 03:27 PM

ok one of my snakes was eating the other wasnt and died. the female who was living was about to have babies. today she died while lying eggs idk know wat happened and i feel its my fault.

also idk no if i should get another one because idk how it died ......it could have been because of me

adamanteus · 06-24-2007, 04:10 PM

What kind of snake are we talking about, Josh? You don't mean your Garter Snake do you? I'm a bit confused about the egg laying thing... more info please.

Josh · 06-24-2007, 04:11 PM

actually she wasnt laying them yet but it was coming soon i could tell

Josh · 06-24-2007, 04:12 PM

i have no clue wat happened

Elliot · 06-24-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesnakecatcher293

actually she wasnt laying them yet but it was coming soon i could tell

Garter snakes don't lay eggs is why he was confused.

Josh · 06-24-2007, 04:20 PM

wow lol im sorry, i ddidntwant them to matebut they did i actually just got my computer fixed yesterday so i was unable to get reasearch on it

KITKAT · 06-24-2007, 07:29 PM

It is likely that the snake that was not eating was sick, and gave the illness to the female, who could not handle the illness together with the stress of birthing.

I would not presume that it was your fault.

I would suggest that you soak the viv and all of the dishes and other equipment in bleach water... one ounce of bleach per quart of water... for 20 minutes, before getting another snake. After that, check some of the threads in the husbandry section as well as the caresheets in the Articles section of this forum, to make sure you were not making some sort of mistake.

Then, armed with that education, go ahead and get another garter or two, preferably from one of our forum members. That way you are less likely to bring in a disease from the outdoors.

Good luck!

drache · 06-24-2007, 08:22 PM

Josh
so sorry you lost them
it's really sad, but don't loose heart

chris87 · 06-25-2007, 03:13 AM

so sorry you lost them

Stefan-A · 06-25-2007, 03:51 AM

Sorry about your loss.

06-24-2007, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Josh Thamnophis Collectus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wilkes barre Posts: 1,099 Country:	terrible news ok one of my snakes was eating the other wasnt and died. the female who was living was about to have babies. today she died while lying eggs idk know wat happened and i feel its my fault. also idk no if i should get another one because idk how it died ......it could have been because of me Last edited by Josh : 06-24-2007 at 03:48 PM.

06-24-2007, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 6,690 Country:	Re: terrible news What kind of snake are we talking about, Josh? You don't mean your Garter Snake do you? I'm a bit confused about the egg laying thing... more info please. __________________ James.

06-24-2007, 04:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Josh Thamnophis Collectus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wilkes barre Posts: 1,099 Country:	Re: terrible news actually she wasnt laying them yet but it was coming soon i could tell

06-24-2007, 04:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Josh Thamnophis Collectus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wilkes barre Posts: 1,099 Country:	Re: terrible news i have no clue wat happened

06-24-2007, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Josh Thamnophis Collectus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: wilkes barre Posts: 1,099 Country:	Re: terrible news wow lol im sorry, i ddidntwant them to matebut they did i actually just got my computer fixed yesterday so i was unable to get reasearch on it

06-24-2007, 07:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
KITKAT "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 820 Country:	Re: terrible news It is likely that the snake that was not eating was sick, and gave the illness to the female, who could not handle the illness together with the stress of birthing. I would not presume that it was your fault. I would suggest that you soak the viv and all of the dishes and other equipment in bleach water... one ounce of bleach per quart of water... for 20 minutes, before getting another snake. After that, check some of the threads in the husbandry section as well as the caresheets in the Articles section of this forum, to make sure you were not making some sort of mistake. Then, armed with that education, go ahead and get another garter or two, preferably from one of our forum members. That way you are less likely to bring in a disease from the outdoors. Good luck! __________________ KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."

06-24-2007, 08:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,426 Country:	Re: terrible news Josh so sorry you lost them it's really sad, but don't loose heart __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me

06-25-2007, 03:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
chris87 "First shed, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: notts Posts: 124 Country:	Re: terrible news so sorry you lost them

06-25-2007, 03:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,146 Country:	Re: terrible news Sorry about your loss. __________________ Natura non contristatur

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