bad day

[bronsoneggbeater]

lost my file snake today... took a swan dive out of the tank and never recovered... was swimming (floating) upside down and then spiralling kept opening and closing its mouth then just sinking then swimming on its back then nothing.... very unhappy....

 

[adz83]

arr mate sorry to hear that

 

[itbites]

Bugger!
I know how it feels I lost a pair of snakes recently
Sorry for your loss..

 

[mysnakesau]

Thats really sad. Wonder what upset him. Anything wrong with the water?

 

[Jackrabbit]

condolences

 

[jungle312]

sorry to hear mate

 

[mark83]

sorry to hear that mate

 

[bronsoneggbeater]

nah checked it all as soon as i found him on the floor... i think he did some serious damage when he hit the floor.... its a sad day in my house today....

 

[bronsoneggbeater]

before i buried him i did notice a green patch on his belly..... no idea what it was

 

[twodogs]

Jeeze, mate.
Sorry for your loss. working my way to get a pair of file snakes myself.
never good when you loose one of your reptiles.
condolences.
All the best for the future.

 

[seumas12345]

Jeez mate that's rough. Sorry for your loss. What height was the fall from?

 

[Chrisreptile]

before i buried him i did notice a green patch on his belly..... no idea what it was

Sorry for your loss,
I think the green patch is from the gall bladder leaking after death.

 

[Helikaon]

before i buried him i did notice a green patch on his belly..... no idea what it was

sounds like bile. quite often stains the ventral lining when they die

 

[seumas12345]

Sorry for your loss,
I think the green patch is from the gall bladder leaking after death.

yup the gall bladder leaking. I doubt it was related to the initial fall

 

[bronsoneggbeater]

he fell from about 1.5meters.... so if the fall didnt cause the gall bladder leak what else may it have been??? he hadnt gone far when i found him he was still under the tank

 

[matt86]

Sorry to hear...
Was the top of the tank not covered?

 

[squishi]

R.I.P poor little file snake

 

[Chris1]

sorry to hear that,...

hope ur ok.