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04-16-2008, 09:15 AM
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Drinkin Beers beers beers
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R.I.P Gisele
A few weeks back, I lost my little Suriname girl that I got from Dank. I wanted to wait for the sting to go away before I let everyone know. I still get a little choked up about it from time to time.
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I had a power outage one night for a brief second. Happens all the time down here because of the severe wind but the power always kicks right back on instantly. All the herpstats where running at what I set them to, including hers. A few days later, I went into my room where she was at and smelt something I will never forget. I fed her the night of the outage so I didn't want to bother her. Turns out, that even though her thermostat was reading the setting I had it on, it wasn't regulating the uth so it was pumping out full power, essentially overheating her. I had a necropsy done, and there was nothing out of ordinary. I don't want to spark any fires because this is a touchy subject with some people but I did temp her cage at and around the basking area where I got readings anywhere from 105 to 120 (120 on the actual basking area where her favorite hide was located).
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What still #$!#$!#$!#$! me off (and disappoints me) is that I ALWAYS grab my temp gun after a power outage to check everyone's cage just in case. This was the one time I didn't do it and thought "everything will be fine". I try not to beat myself up over it but if I would've done it like I should have, she'd probably still be with me. Just another coin to put into the "I hate Pullman" bank. :(
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She will be missed. Beautiful boa and nothing but a sweetheart. :crying:
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04-16-2008, 09:34 AM
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Dang dude...:( :( :( So sorry to hear...:(
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04-16-2008, 10:13 AM
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sorry bro, its rough. my first rtb passed away from a bad breeder. it broke my heart but then my wife got me pandora and it made things a lot better. |
04-16-2008, 01:42 PM
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awww man, that really sucks to hear. she was such a beautiful little boa. RIP Gisele
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04-16-2008, 02:44 PM
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Sorry for your loss Brandon. That's rough news. :(
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04-16-2008, 03:34 PM
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sorry for your loss..
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04-16-2008, 04:09 PM
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:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
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04-16-2008, 05:23 PM
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Sorry for your loss. She was super kewl lookin'!
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04-16-2008, 05:39 PM
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Very sorry to hear about your loss, brandon. don't beat yourself up buddy.
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04-16-2008, 06:44 PM
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That's awful.  I don't need to be using heating systems at all, so of course I don't realize all the stuff that can go wrong. But there have been other things I can only blame myself for.
Take comfort that you gave your beautiful boa the very best care before that accident. |
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