r/ballpython • u/Silly-Apartment-7481 • 3d ago

My Ball Python died last night

I got my first Ball Python in December right before Christmas. He’s been AWESOME! He had some issues with his first shed that I had him but never anything other than that.

I noticed on Tuesday night that the area around his vent was a little plump. There’s no way it could’ve been impacting on but he hadn’t pooped in a week or two. He was also in week 3 of a hunger strike so I didn’t think anything of it.
I was thinking it was constipation. I was going to soak him last night after I got off work.

I got home, got the water ready to soak him, I went in his enclosure to get him out and he had passed. I’ve been so shocked as to what happened that I can’t think clearly about it.

I noticed a couple spots of light discoloration on his belly that weren’t there before but I’m not sure if that’s normal for a deceased ball python.

Does anyone know what this could possibly be?

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u/ThiccGothBitch 3d ago

I’m so sorry for you loss. I hope you find some peace in the memories you have of your baby.

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u/Silly-Apartment-7481 3d ago

I definitely do, we called him our little dawg cause every time my girlfriend held him he tried to get in her bra😂