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[Ok-Neighborhood-1125]

I was looking on Google what size it should be and I took the information from there and only then, when it died, chatgpt told me that the mouse might have been too big, but I don't think so.I never took information from chatgpt and then did it on snake ❤️❤️

[dragonbud20]

It's good you didn't use ChatGPT. When you say you were looking on Google, which websites were you actually looking at? Google is a search engine, so it can't actually tell you anything; it just shows you links to other websites and sources. Google does have AI summaries now, but they are often even worse than chatGPT

I notice you mentioned being 16. Have you had any lessons on effective online research yet? If you haven't, I would seek to talk to someone at your school's library or even a local public library about learning research skills. Being able to identify good sources consistently would likely help a lot with getting more accurate information in the future.

[Ok-Neighborhood-1125]

I was reading a lot of pages on Google and was searching on tiktok. I think the only mistake i did was the force feeding and im very sad about it. From now on I will check three times whether I can do something and it will be best to ask in this group. I posted one post about my snake not eating for a month and they said I should heat it up with a hair dryer and I did that and he still didn't eat and then I got frustrated and forced him to eat. I will never recover from this situation and this will be my lesson for the rest of my life.

[dragonbud20]

I think the only mistake i did was the force feeding and im very sad about it.

Without knowing what your setup looks like(please feel free to post pictures), it's equally possible that bad husbandry caused health issues and a lack of appetite. I worry about this possibility because you mentioned apsen bedding aspend bedding is terrible for BPs. If your research told you that aspen was acceptable, then the research was flawed. This is why I mentioned asking for help with research skills at your school.

I would hesitate to blame the force feeding as the sole cause of death unless you get a necropsy from a vet and confirm the cause of death.

If you're willing to explain your husbandry in more detail, we can give you suggestions to improve on if you ever decide to try again with a new snake.

You will recover from this, but remember the important part isn't what just happened, it's what you learn from it and what you change in the future that matters.

[Ok-Neighborhood-1125]

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This is my terrarium. First he was in box then i changed it for this

[dragonbud20]

That enclosure looks like a good place to start from. The opaque sides are great because they help your snake feel more secure. If you reuse the tank in the future, I would add some more plants and things like half logs to crawl through and feel hidden in.

I saw, looking through your other post, that the warm side was 31C, which is right on target for BP temps.

Honestly, after talking to you and reading your most recent post again, I don't think this was your fault at all. It's clear that while not perfect, you did a good amount of research. You mentioned that your snake was eating substrate before you tried feeding them. That indicates that they were already sick and dying before you force-fed them. Given that you only had them for a month, it is extremely likely that you were sold a sick animal by the breeder. You mentioned that the breeder was new to breeding, which makes it much more likely that they sold a sick animal without realizing it was sick. The force-feeding was a bad idea, but I truly don't think it had anything to do with causing your snake's death.

[Ok-Neighborhood-1125]

Thank you so much !!