Goodbye Diesel

[BarelyBreathing]

Diesel passed peacefully this evening in his enclosure, likely due to old age (yes, a necropsy will be performed, just to be sure). For those of you who aren't familiar with Diesel, he was my rescued Argentine boa. His estimated age was between 25 and 35 years old, although there is no real way of knowing.
Goodbye, Diesel, I will miss your grumpy attitude.
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[Gungirl]

Aww :sad: so sad... He will be missed. He is beautiful and I am sure he had a great life with you and your family. RIP Diesel

[Trent]

Sorry for your loss.

[Norm66]

I'm very sorry to hear this. My condolences.

[red ink]

Sorry for your loss mate

[infernalis]

My condolences... RIP

[Swany]

Aw BB. I'm so sorry for your loss my most sincere condolences

[KORBIN5895]

I am sorry to hear this. He was a real looker. 25 years old? Wow. You must have been doing something right.

[CK SandBoas]

Awwww, i am so sorry to hear that BB, Rest in Peace, Diesel:(

[alessia55]

I'm sorry you had to say good-bye... :(

[Will0W783]

Oh no, I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sure he had a great life with you though

[jarich]

That sucks, sorry to hear it. Nicely done with the necropsy; will be interesting to find out any info from it. Let us know what you find out.

[lady_bug87]

aw so sad he was so cute

[Terranaut]

I read the other responses and can only think 1 thing. Good for him. Thats old. He must have been very well taken care of. Good for you for having him. Good for him ti have lived so long. I always try celebrate the life instead of mourn the death. Sorry you'll miss him but WOW he was old.
I hope you understand what I mean otherwise I might be coming across as just cold hearted.

[DragonsEye]

My condolences, BB.

[UwabamiReptiles]

Sorry for your loss.

[Jay]

Dang, sorry. Diesel was my favorite out of your entire collection.

[CJNetrider]

Sorry to read this.. Knowing how attached I become its bloody hard!
RIP Diesel and thumbs up to you BB who i'm sure gave Diesel the best he could have asked for!

[Snakefood]

so sorry to hear about your loss. But it is so nice to hear of one who reaches such a great age!

[BarelyBreathing]

Thank you everybody for the condolences.


I read the other responses and can only think 1 thing. Good for him. Thats old. He must have been very well taken care of. Good for you for having him. Good for him ti have lived so long. I always try celebrate the life instead of mourn the death. Sorry you'll miss him but WOW he was old.
I hope you understand what I mean otherwise I might be coming across as just cold hearted.

I always find it really difficult to lose a pet, but with Diesel, I actually feel pretty good about it. I know it was his time, and I know he lived a full life. He didn't wither away like some older animals do, he never suffered. I don't think you're being inconsiderate at all.

[marvelfreak]

My deepest condolences!

[Freebody]

Very sorry to hear the bad news. RIP Diesel.

[GarterPython]

Goodbye Diesel you will be missed.

[Caylan]

Great looking argentine boa, must have been his time. You took great care of him clearly.

[millertime89]

I'm sorry he had to pass away, but I'm happy he passed of old age in the care of someone who cared.

[unknownclown]

I read the other responses and can only think 1 thing. Good for him. Thats old. He must have been very well taken care of. Good for you for having him. Good for him ti have lived so long. I always try celebrate the life instead of mourn the death. Sorry you'll miss him but WOW he was old.
I hope you understand what I mean otherwise I might be coming across as just cold hearted.

I totally agree here... how awesome is it for an animal/pet to live to its full life expectancy? he was an extremely lucky guy and in that obviously well cared for and happy. You did well, its a terrible loss definitely not to be denied, Im sure you will miss him.

Btw He was gorgeous

[presspirate]

While I am sorry to hear of his passing, I am sure he lived a good life in your care. I believe you were both very lucky to have come accross one another. Argentines are on my wish list but I believe they are on the CITES list and difficult to come by.