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Re: Indented eye (pic)??
More humidity will take care of that.
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That is a pretty detailed photo, and I can't detect any signs of a retained eye cap.
That dent is pretty darn deep though. My first thought would be that she's dehydrated and could probably benefit from a quick soak.
I have to wonder if that cap is dented in far enough to be putting pressure on the living spectacle?
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Thanks! I'm actually working on the humidity right now with her tub, because with her water bowl it's been between 65 and 70% for the last week or so... been switching the sizes but I think I'm just going to get the soldering iron out again >.<
Is it possible the slightly higher humidity could have caused it? Or should I still raise the humidity?
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Re: Indented eye (pic)??
 Originally Posted by Slim
That is a pretty detailed photo, and I can't detect any signs of a retained eye cap.
That dent is pretty darn deep though. My first thought would be that she's dehydrated and could probably benefit from a quick soak.
I have to wonder if that cap is dented in far enough to be putting pressure on the living spectacle?
We posted at the same time so I didn't see your post 
I think the light might make it look deeper than it is, but it still worries me. I will definitely get her into a nice warm bath immediately.
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If you're tub is holding 65-70% humidity, then I would look for another cause besides dehydration.
I'm starting to wonder if she knocked the heck out of it on something?
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high humidity would fix that. it happens when they are dehydrated. 65%-70% is fine. My cages stay at 60% all of the time. So if you can get it to the 60%-65% range that would be ideal.
I would give your BP a 20 minute soak in warm water
water temp in the mid 80's. remember what feels hot to you will be boiling to a cold blooded snake.
If a 20 minute soak doesn't fix it, then I would look for things in the cage that might have caused it. (by running into things)
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Re: Indented eye (pic)??
 Originally Posted by Klogue1
I think the light might make it look deeper than it is
That's good to hear. That pic makes it look pretty deep.
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Re: Indented eye (pic)??
 Originally Posted by Slim
If you're tub is holding 65-70% humidity, then I would look for another cause besides dehydration.
I'm starting to wonder if she knocked the heck out of it on something?
Given the depth of it, that's what my first impression was. Reminds me of when you dent the hard plastic packaging on an item at the store. Like a toy.
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Thanks; I have her in a small tub of water (barely warm when I touched my wrist to it) now and I'll leave her in there for 20 minutes like you guys said... All I have in her tub are two hides (I use these plastic bowls from the dollar store because the hides at the pet store were too small), her water bowl (plastic) and a fake plastic plant, but maybe she hit her eye against the water bowl really hard, for some reason?
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