sudden dehydration?

[drache]

I just found Jasper in his enclosure - upside down
right now he is floating in a bowl of water with electrolytes, but I'm not terribly hopeful
it's the only thing I can think of doing
he didn't eat on Tuesday, but he also looked a little dull and I can't remember the last time he shed
oh no - he just went into a horrible spasm

he just died
oh no
poor Mikhaila

I have no idea what happened

[CrazyHedgehog]

terribly sorry rhea

[anji1971]

Oh Rhea, I'm so sorry to hear this. It's awful when things like this happen. Give Mikhaila a hug for me.

[Loren]

Sorry Rhea. Unfortunately, in our hobby, these things do happen sometimes, and not always because we did anything wrong either. I have kept many many reptiles, and sadly, I do loose one from time to time for unknown and unexpected causes, so dont beat yourself up for it.
The fact that you are on this forum so much tells me that you have done your research, and care about your snakes.
Take care.

[Cazador]

Holy smoke, Rhea. I'm really sorry to hear about this. Let us know if you decide to have the vet take a post-mortem look at it, though. What a mystery!

[drache]

I'm still not quite getting it
I'll have to tell Mikhaila in the morning and I am not looking forward to it
Jasper is the maritime Terry gave her
and after an initial pickyness with food, he'd taken to f/t pinkies without much fuss
I was not in the least worried about him, so I feel a bit blind-sided

[zooplan]

Oh Rhea,
that realy bad news early in the morning to me.
Sorry for your loss and soryy for you to have to tell it Mikhaila.
I know nothing is worse than a crying child but to know you´ll have to make it crying.
I wish to be able to revive Jasper

[Stefan-A]

Damn. I'm really sorry to hear about your loss there, Rhea (and Mikhaila).

[MoJo]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is awful when they die suddenly and you have no idea what happened. Give Mikhaila a big hug. Kids are amazingly resilient.

Joanna

[stonyloam]

Hi Rhea, sorry to hear about Jasper. Don't blame ourself, sometimes bad things just happen. Maybe with a little luck you can get some babies from Chloe in the summer. Give Mikhaila a hug for me.