My butter pinstripe ball just died and he was very special to me. Fought a nasty RI for quite some time - two rounds of antibiotics, several vet visits, cultures ... The whole bit. Fought for him hard and really sad to see him go. He was one of my original male breeders and for some reason discarding him in the garbage just doesn't feel right...he was much more than just a breeder and so trusting. He endured me poking him with needles, visits to the vet, even shedding his skin for him near the end and never once got pissy with me so I'm quite sad. What are some ways you would discard of a special pet who's passed away?
2012-04-01T21:07:57Z
My boy Daryl:
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Hi Rebecca. I am so sorry to hear that :( That is always hard. I am kinda weird in this regard. I cremate them. It has a kind of, final farewell to it, that I like. A bit ritualistic. And, I hate to say this, all germs are destroyed. I'm not releasing them into the ecosystem either. An R.I. isn't exactly IBD or anything, but, you never know. As I said, I'm weird.
I'm sorry about your boy :( But your suri & brb look great!! And did I see a little Biak in there? Very cool!!
I am so sorry for your loss. I know how much your heart must hurt right now. Give him the most beautiful burial. I personally am a renter, so I take my lost loves to my mothers and bury them in her garden. I then mark there grave with a perennial plant that makes me think of them. That way no matter where I move, I know I am always able to visit whenever my heart desires.
Lilian (pup) was my family's most recent lost. A leash malfunction allowed her to run in front of a car. We rushed her to the vets, had her there in under 5 minutes. We were too late. Her lungs had collapsed and she died in my arms. We planted a gorgeous pink Lily over her final resting spot. Not only was lily her nickname, but she loved to lay amongst them in life. She is still missed everyday... :'(
Hi Rebecca, I'm so sorry for your loss, your snake was very very beautiful. I agree with everyone here to give it a special burial. But I also agree with Dave's answer about cremating him to discard the germs. But just remember you have plenty of other very awesome and wonderful and down right beautiful snakes :) You can even get a tiny little special memory stone or something with his name on it or something if you'd wish.
I'm sorry for your loss. I know what it's like to have a lose a pet that's special to you. Maybe you could bury him somewhere. That way you would be able to go back to that place every now and then until you're ready to move on.
I lost a baby corn snake a while back for unknown reasons. My mom is a religious person. She decided she wanted to put a small drop of holy water on it, then we put it into a secure box with flowers inside, and burried him in the back yard. He held a special place in My heart and still does.