Wayne's reptile room

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

well if you think about it they need the heat to help them digest and in the wild to get that heat they would sit in a sunny spot to absorb the heat so i think it is only natural that they we eat better with a light source present because they think they have a nice warm bright area to sit in.

That is exactly where I was getting at with it

[infernalis]

Bummer day in the reptile room....

Two days ago I fed my little Florida blues I got from Shannon, they ate some salmon and a half pink each.

I just went in there and thought to myself, gee these guys are usually all over the place, yet only one was "out and about"

So I lifted up the hide, and found 3 of them dead

The salmon went straight to the Garbage can!!!!!

I just changed the substrate and water, have my fingers crossed for the remaining snakie, they all ate from the same food that night, and they all still had their bulge in the middle from the meal.

I exceeded my grief quota for the year already, so I am rather cheesed off about it instead of sad.

[jitami]

Wow, so sorry Wayne... you've had some horrible luck this year

[infernalis]

I just found out what to hell happened.

The last one was on the brink of death, thankfully I caught it.

Sever dehydration!!

I put the poor thing in the water bowl, and it drank and drank...

I don't get it why they didn't just get a drink on their own, But I am currently scrubbing out the tank, and will be using a shallower bowl with less of a lip on it.

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope the others will do fine. You are in our families prayers.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

oh no!!! that is so sad I hope the last one makes it for you! Having sold my last two yesterday... I only have the one male belonging to stephanie. he is eating whole newborn pinkies. I was holding back a really blue female and she passed away.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear that, Wayne.

[jitami]

Could one of you more experienced explain the signs of dehydration for us newbs? I assume wrinkly skin... but how wrinkly... is it obviously different from when they're going into shed? What other signs? With so many instances lately it seems like good info to save in the back of my pea brain.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Could one of you more experienced explain the signs of dehydration for us newbs? I assume wrinkly skin... but how wrinkly... is it obviously different from when they're going into shed? What other signs? With so many instances lately it seems like good info to save in the back of my pea brain.

wrinkled skin or a depressed body shape, sunken eyes, little or no tongue flicking, lethargy and their head gets a look to it where they look as if if parts of it are caved in and their neck becomes very thin making their head look HUGE next to their body.

[infernalis]

Before I begin, I'd like to thank you guys for the words, Appreciated. It's great to have people who care and share.

Shannon was typing at the same time I was, the bottom photo is a dehydrated snake... Fits her description well.

OK here is some photos, Even though the first one is my Radix tank, It's the same water bowl I have been using with many of my snakes.



Maybe the little ones couldn't get up on it enough to drink?

Anyhow, I removed it from the cage.

Here is the "new" arrangement... The glass ash tray AND the Tupperware lid are very shallow, and even an infant Dekayi could get a drink from these bowls.

What puzzles me, the Floridas had that same water bowl now for a while?




I also dumped out the aspen shavings and went with carpet for now, easier to see what's going on in there.

And lastly my little survivor,




If he's still alive, I'm gonna let him have all the live minnows he cares to eat (within reason of course) probably around supper time. (unless someone advises otherwise)