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12-04-12, 09:06 AM
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The Original Urban Legend
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R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Last night was a sad night for me. I had the pleasure of owning two incredibly docile, wonderful male emerald tree boas for the last 5 years. These two boys were happy and healthy and great snakes to work with, until about two years ago when Mystery stopped eating. I wasn't terribly concerned about it, until Majik also stopped six months later. I had them to my vet and we ran tests to look for parasites and bacteria. We couldn't find anything conclusive, but the snakes seemed lethargic so they were given a course of Panacur and Amakacin. They perked up but neither ate. A year later they were given Tylan, also to no avail. I began forcefeeding in an attempt to keep some weight on them and help them survive, but they continued to lose weight and waste away. They also started to bloat up with gas, almost to the point of looking like ovulating females, although both were confirmed male. Probiotics and Reglan were given, also to no avail.
Last night, after almost two years of the struggle, I knew it was time to end their suffering. They had almost no muscle and I couldn't bear to try any more. It was breaking my heart to see my sweet boys so miserable. I took them back to Dr. Terry and he agreed. We'd tried everything, he'd contacted all the emerald experts he knew and the zoos that kept them and we'd both read everything we could find....nothing fit. How could they live for two years with a bacterial or parasitic infection that didn't show up on any tests? They should have succumbed long ago if it was that. It was almost as though they just both decided they didn't want to live anymore. We peacefully put them to sleep last night. I'll miss them terribly, but I know they are not hurting anymore and they are at peace. I'm done with arboreal booid snakes....I couldn't bear to see another animal go through a slow decline like this, and apparently it's not all that unusual with ETBs and GTPs. At least I have great memories and photos of these two I can keep with me. Rest in peace, my big green machines.
Majik
Mystery
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12-04-12, 09:09 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Sorry for your loss. That is really strange though.
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12-04-12, 09:14 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
My condolences.........
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12-04-12, 09:16 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Sorry for your loss, Kim.
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12-04-12, 09:19 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Wow, my condolences are with you. Beautiful snakes from the pictures.
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12-04-12, 09:43 AM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Thanks everyone. I was very attached to these two....the whole situation was bizarre. I'm done with arboreal boid snakes...no more GTPs, ETBs, ATBs....they're just too delicate and I couldn't bear to go through something like this again.
They were in rough shape when I got them; the seller sent them covered in mites and ice cold. I kept them because I couldn't stand the thought of sending them back to someone who'd let them get like that, and they came around and were wonderful snakes. I don't know if there was an underlying problem from the poor care they got before me, or if they were just old (they were LTC snakes).
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12-04-12, 10:00 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
So sorry for your loss willow, it was seeing pictures of these guys when i first joined that planted the seed about owning arboreals for me. 
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12-04-12, 10:07 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Its never fun to hear about close pet losses like this, but you are a great keeper for investing so much in these little guys and being sweet enough to end their long suffering.
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12-04-12, 10:11 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Willow I'm so sorry, what a heart breaking loss for you I'm sure. Always keep in mind that these boys lived their last years in a home where they were loved and well cared for by you. Very beautiful fellows.
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12-04-12, 11:39 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Sorry to hear of your loss
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12-04-12, 11:54 AM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
I'm sorry for your loss. At least they lived out their last years in a wonderful home.
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12-04-12, 12:36 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
This is sad. I'm sorry.
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12-04-12, 01:13 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
My condolences.
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12-04-12, 01:16 PM
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
Bummer, sorry for the losses. How old were they when you acquired them?
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12-04-12, 01:21 PM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: R.I.P. Majik and Mystery
I honestly don't know Jay. He said he'd had them for several years and that they were both brought in as babies. I wouldn't have really trusted his word on the age anyway, considering the horrid mite infestation and stuck on shed all over them when they came.
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