Strange and disturbing mass death of babies

[Invisible Snake]

Sorry to hear that this is happening

If you're feeding them pinky parts I would only add vitamin/calcium supplements to their food once a month, and very little/lightly dusted. Remember that some vitamins like vitamin D are fat soluble and build up in their systems

[Dracorex5]

Ill give anything and everything i know. Heres a sort of blurry pic of the dead greenie.

image_zps05307b37.jpg photo by Dracorex5 | Photobucket

Their mother was a wildcaught rescue how has since been released. She was healthy other than malnutrition and a bit of wear and tear from her old home. They are july born easterns. Only one incident of mear fratricide, no signals of stress, reasonably strong eaters until recently. Natural sunlight, medium temps, 40% humidity but the moist hides have made sure they have never had an issue wwith shedding. Housed on paper towels changed twice a week and spot cleaned daily. Fed every two days. Water purified with Reptisafe. Given DMF brand nightcrawlers and pinky parts. No substrate, plenty of hides, decent temps

[Dracorex5]

I only calcium dust if they refuse the mice. Pinkies are pretty well rounded diet but they rarely always accept them! Its only calcium, as its the only thing i know is pretty safe for them to eat!

[CrazyHedgehog]

I would also scrub the water dish, really scrub, and rinse with boiling water, give fresh water... tap additives would not kill them, but if the water is contaminated or the additive too strong.... probably not any of this, but just a precaution

[BLUESIRTALIS]

The diet you have them on looks fine to me. As far as water goes all of my snakes for the past 16 years have had straight tap water from the sink with no problems. Im not sure what's going on here, but in the pic the dead baby looks dehydrated. Is the water dish shallow?

[guidofatherof5]

How often are you using supps?

[Dracorex5]

I have two shallow dishes in each bin. Deep enough that they can submerge completely, but not so deep that they'll get stuck. He didnt look deflated like that this morning, its as they as they cave into themselves. And every time i change the paper towels i scrub the dishes with a brush under water too hot for my hands, but never with soap.

[Dracorex5]

I use a tiny calcium dust then they eat worms, but not with pinkies and not at every feeding. Im also really careful about calcium dust and avoid putting eneogh on that it could get caught on their face or throat. Thats a no-no in the Dracorex home

[Invisible Snake]

Ill give anything and everything i know. Heres a sort of blurry pic of the dead greenie.

image_zps05307b37.jpg photo by Dracorex5 | Photobucket

Their mother was a wildcaught rescue how has since been released. She was healthy other than malnutrition and a bit of wear and tear from her old home. They are july born easterns. Only one incident of mear fratricide, no signals of stress, reasonably strong eaters until recently. Natural sunlight, medium temps, 40% humidity but the moist hides have made sure they have never had an issue wwith shedding. Housed on paper towels changed twice a week and spot cleaned daily. Fed every two days. Water purified with Reptisafe. Given DMF brand nightcrawlers and pinky parts. No substrate, plenty of hides, decent temps

Do you know what the exact temps are?

[Stefan-A]

Their mother was a wildcaught rescue how has since been released. She was healthy other than malnutrition and a bit of wear and tear from her old home.

Was she malnourished while she was gravid?