very sad to say....

[reptile3]

my red sided garter I got from Wayne, which I named Wayne. He was fine today, when I changed the substrate.. about an hour after went back down to see him just laying there. He had passed on :(.

I am devastated, don't know why he passed... he was one of the "friendly" snakes. :confused:

[bsol]

sorry to hear that...

[Aundrea]

awwwwwwwww im so sorry about your snake :(

[Loren]

Sorry to hear that. Sometimes that just kinda happens.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry for your loss, Stephanie.

[Sid]

So sorry to hear the bad news, Stephanie:(.

[jitami]

So sorry Stephanie :(

Any chance this was new or different substrate? Different water dish? Anything? I know these things just happen sometimes and I'm so very sorry...

[infernalis]

You have my sincerest condolences, Reading this is not much different than finding him myself.

[Snake lover 3-25]

so sorry for your loss:(

[Garter_Gertie]

Oh, Stephanie. I am so sorry.

[crzy_kevo]

so sorry to hear that steph :(

[thinkmore]

I'm so sorry. This happens too often :(

[Boots]

It is always sad when a pet passes on. Do you have an idea what the cause was?

Jason

[reptile3]

It is always sad when a pet passes on. Do you have an idea what the cause was?

Jason

Yes it's sad... I cried, is that silly to do? I have no idea.... I handled all 4 of my snakes to make sure everyone was doing good. Everything seemed just fine. I use that green carpet, then paper towel, & put carefresh on top. I put fresh water in the dish.

[count dewclaw]

So sorry for your loss. :(

[jitami]

Yes it's sad... I cried, is that silly to do? I have no idea.... I handled all 4 of my snakes to make sure everyone was doing good. Everything seemed just fine. I use that green carpet, then paper towel, & put carefresh on top. I put fresh water in the dish.

I think most of us would have cried... nothing silly there. Sounds like everything was perfect... again, so sorry...

[Snaky]

That's sad to hear, I'm sorry for your loss...

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry to here about your loss. New or old it's tough to see them go. You are in our prayers.

[Lori P]

Sorry Stephanie... I'm sure it was nothing you did. I'd have cried too.

[wolfess]

Stephanie,

Don't you think it's weird that we could get so attached to a snake? That's why I am so careful when i go out to mow, I H8 worrying about finding one that I can't save. Thankfully, this year I haven't seen any dead ones in my yard (but Frodo killed one of the baby bunnies that were born in my front yard:(), but like I said yesterday, I haven't seen Beelzebel at all this year and I'm kinda afraid that means she's gone:(.

Last year we had to put our 14-year-old schnauzer to sleep and that was hard, but I don't think it's any easier when something happens to one of our snakes so my thoughts are with you.

Wolfess

[infernalis]

That's why I am so careful when i go out to mow, I H8 worrying about finding one that I can't save.

Last year we had to put our 14-year-old schnauzer to sleep and that was hard


I mow during the hottest part of the day, when the snakes are hiding in the shade. It helps reduce accidents.

We had to put down my moms 14 year old schnauzer almost 2 years ago, only months after mom passed away.

[Seere121]

Stephanie,

Don't you think it's weird that we could get so attached to a snake? That's why I am so careful when i go out to mow, I H8 worrying about finding one that I can't save.



Wolfess

This summer I was mowing the lawn, and all of a sudden a little garter bolted in front of the mower. Got the mower jerked back in time and had a house guest for a couple of days while I finished mowing and trimming. He was only 10 inches long or so and really skinny with a huge bulge in his belly.

[wolfess]

Was the bulge something he had eaten? Did you let him go after the 2 days? Part of me wants to bring in the snakes I find in the yard but I'm not sure how well my husband would take that -- early this summer he found one in the bathroom late one night. He called me to come get it:)! He isn't really afraid of snakes he just has a healthy respect for them -- the snakes in Vietnam were pretty awful and he's never really recovered from that experience:(.
Wolfess

[Thamnophis]

Sorry for your loss...

[Snake lover 3-25]

i hate it when you don't know why they died.......:(