Re: Sad story and a warning to all bringing animals up..

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Posted by patricia on February 28, 2002 at 03:44:16:

In Reply to: Re: Sad story and a warning to all bringing animals up.. posted by Paul Hollander on February 26, 2002 at 13:46:39:

I agree with Paul, that injury was the most probable cause. Stress would be my second guess.

Like Paul, I've frequently brought my obsoletas up very quickly from under 50F to over 75F, with no problems.

Tricia

: I've rapidly brought a number of garter snakes and bullsnakes from 55 F to seventy without any problems. Never kept any Glades rats, but they should be able to take it, too.

: Stepping on the snake may have broken its back or broken some ribs that punctured a lung or something else important. Only a necropsy by a vet or somebody experienced could tell for sure.

: I'd say that the months of no food and little (if any) water caused the dehydration problem. I've seen a few snakes that were in poor shape due to prolonged nonfeeding die apparantly simply from the stress of being handled.

: So my guesses as to cause of death are first, injury, and second, shock of recapture aggrivated by poor physical condition. Or possibly all of these. My $.02.

: Paul Hollander

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: I agree with Paul, that injury was the most probable cause. Stress would be my second guess. : Like Paul, I've frequently brought my obsoletas up very quickly from under 50F to over 75F, with no problems. : Tricia : : I've rapidly brought a number of garter snakes and bullsnakes from 55 F to seventy without any problems. Never kept any Glades rats, but they should be able to take it, too. : : Stepping on the snake may have broken its back or broken some ribs that punctured a lung or something else important. Only a necropsy by a vet or somebody experienced could tell for sure. : : I'd say that the months of no food and little (if any) water caused the dehydration problem. I've seen a few snakes that were in poor shape due to prolonged nonfeeding die apparantly simply from the stress of being handled. : : So my guesses as to cause of death are first, injury, and second, shock of recapture aggrivated by poor physical condition. Or possibly all of these. My $.02. : : Paul Hollander

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