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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/03/2010 : 09:33:05
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Had an awful morning wake up today.... as the first thing I did was find Hypanthia dead in her vivarium. It was awful!!!!! In fact I'm still feeling sick thinking about seeing her like that, although I'm trying to hold back the tears since I'm at work and no one here would understand.
She seems to have choked on her substrate although I don't know how or why she would have got it in her mouth in the first place. There was one large piece in particular that seems to have got stuck horizontally across her mouth, so we can only think that she got that wedged first and then more auboise got into her throat as she struggled to dislodge that piece. Really upsetting to see and I don't think I'll ever get the image of her out of my head.
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Kehhlyr
The Resident Loon
United Kingdom
511 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 10:22:09
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I'm so sorry to hear that.
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-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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KITTYKAT
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 11:06:52
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| sorry for your loss. |
1.0.0 carolina corn (herbie)
0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
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0.1.0 snow corn (casper)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.1.0 weinmaraner (zac)
0.1.0 staffy (zeus)
1.1.0 cats (pepe, sophie)
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eevosai45
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 12:37:32
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| Really sorry to hear that, what a crappy way to start the day |
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 13:42:39
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Tell me about it - I'm dreading going home from work now because I know I'll have to clean out the viv and sort her stuff when I do. No doubt they'll be more tears before bedtime too.
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auger
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
18 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 15:29:52
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Sorry to hear of your loss
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6 Cats
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 15:45:56
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| thats terrible,sorry to hear it kaz.Thats one freak accident,could understand it if she had just been fed in the viv,RIP hypanthia |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Triangulum
Moderator
United Kingdom
569 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 15:54:01
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Really sorry Kaz, Not the nicest thing to wake up too. All the best.
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 16:36:09
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That's what I really don't understand - why would she have her mouth open in the first place?
I'm wondering if she was trying to bite herself or something? When we first got her she had small wounds all over her body, but we could never work out whether they were self-inflicted or if the previous owner had anything to do with them. But they had healed well and no more had appeared since, so we'd dismissed the biting herself theory. |
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lewy
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
25000023 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 18:00:32
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The image of poor hypanthia will be etched into my mind for ever. I wish we could have done something to help her. I really hope she didn't suffer, but I can only imagine she did  Really don't know what to say.
Rest In Peace little one |
Lewy
THE KING SNAKE.co.uk Team
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headlow
Hatchling
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 18:54:40
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Sorry to read that. I hope you're OK.
Best wishes,
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1.0.0 Mexican Milk
0.0.1 Mexi Black
0.0.3 Corns
0.1.0 Western Hognose |
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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
726 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 21:16:02
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so sorry Karen and Mr Lewy *hugs*
Blessed Be |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 22:08:46
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| So sorry to hear that Kaz and Lewy. I remember how I felt when I found my royal dead and I'd only had it less than a week so you must be absolutely gutted. RIP Hypanthia |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
1512 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 12:54:52
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Thanks for the kind words everyone. 
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Grumpy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
138 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 19:17:45
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quote:
Originally posted by KITTYKAT
sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear of your loss, I once found a corn, my first snake, dead one morning. Think the shop misled me about age, I'd just got over my fear and started enjoying the experience. |
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Blair's grey band
Albino cali female
Albino grey band female
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Gmac
TKS Grumpy Scots Admin
United Kingdom
754 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 20:00:08
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| Kaz and Lewy, absolutely gutted for you and cant imagine what it must have been like for you. Sorry for your loss |
9.6 Corns, 1.0 Bci, 2.1 Royals, 1.1 king snakes, 0.0.1 milksnake, 1.1 black rat snakes, 1.2 Beardies, 1.0 shovelface
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