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Is my snake blind?
I do not have pics to show sadly. A little back story. I got her for free. The previous owner posted on Craigslist that he could no longer care for her. When I picked her up she was ice cold in hamster bedding with a burned out heat lamp, no water, and an 80gal tank. I also found out he had not been offered food in 4 months and ha only been fed live rats way too large for her.
I put her in a smaller tub correct for her size. Aspen bedding, UTH pad with thermostat. She would take her first feeding until I switched to med rats frozen. Now when I hold her I see one eye is half white and has scar tissue around the eye socket. She also shows no reaction to anything on that side. Her other eye has a scratch down the middle and she shows very little reaction on that side. Any advise how I could test her vision to confirm if she is blind?
my son names my snakes
ball pythons:
1.0 2009 normal (Mater)
0.1 2010 normal (Dotty)
0.1 2010 normal (Holley)
0.1 2011 normal (Sally)
0.1 2012 normal (Ming Ming)
1.0 2012 butter (Speed)
1.0 2010 pastel (Joker)
0.1 2013 pastel (Harley Quinn)
1.0 2013 normal 100% het pied (Copper)
0.1 2013 normal 100% het pied (Penny)
1.0 2013 pinstripe (Finn)
1.0 2013 fire (Loki)
0.1 2013 spider (Hunny)
Reticulated pythons:
0.1 2012 tiger 100% het albine (Medusa)
1.0 2013 sunfire 100% het albino (Sonic)
leopard geckos:
2013 blazing blizzard (Whitey)
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The best test would be a vet visit. Sounds like she's in some rough shape.
Barring that, something I've seen others do is a pupil responsiveness test, like what doctors do in humans to check pupil contraction. Shining a flashlight into the animal's eye should cause the pupil to contract. If it doesn't, further and immediate treatment by a veterinarian is needed to prevent it from getting worse if possible.
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a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
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Re: Is my snake blind?
 Originally Posted by Archimedes
The best test would be a vet visit. Sounds like she's in some rough shape.
Barring that, something I've seen others do is a pupil responsiveness test, like what doctors do in humans to check pupil contraction. Shining a flashlight into the animal's eye should cause the pupil to contract. If it doesn't, further and immediate treatment by a veterinarian is needed to prevent it from getting worse if possible.
The worse eye I can't even see the pupil. I will try it on the better eye. Thank you.
my son names my snakes
ball pythons:
1.0 2009 normal (Mater)
0.1 2010 normal (Dotty)
0.1 2010 normal (Holley)
0.1 2011 normal (Sally)
0.1 2012 normal (Ming Ming)
1.0 2012 butter (Speed)
1.0 2010 pastel (Joker)
0.1 2013 pastel (Harley Quinn)
1.0 2013 normal 100% het pied (Copper)
0.1 2013 normal 100% het pied (Penny)
1.0 2013 pinstripe (Finn)
1.0 2013 fire (Loki)
0.1 2013 spider (Hunny)
Reticulated pythons:
0.1 2012 tiger 100% het albine (Medusa)
1.0 2013 sunfire 100% het albino (Sonic)
leopard geckos:
2013 blazing blizzard (Whitey)
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Ouch, just reading that broke my heart. You should of beat with a hammer. I'm glad she's at least going to be taken care of now, so that's good.
Best of luck with whatever you find out.
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0.1 - Poicephalus senegalus - Stella (Senegal Parrot)
0.1- Poicephalus rufiventris - Alexa (Red-bellied Parrot)
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Re: Is my snake blind?
 Originally Posted by Neal
Ouch, just reading that broke my heart. You should of beat with a hammer. I'm glad she's at least going to be taken care of now, so that's good.
Best of luck with whatever you find out.
I have 4 BP, 1 water dragon, 3 turtles, 2 cats, and 2 dogs that all came from bad homes either being neglected or abused. I've learned that people can't change and I need to focus on what's best for the animal
my son names my snakes
ball pythons:
1.0 2009 normal (Mater)
0.1 2010 normal (Dotty)
0.1 2010 normal (Holley)
0.1 2011 normal (Sally)
0.1 2012 normal (Ming Ming)
1.0 2012 butter (Speed)
1.0 2010 pastel (Joker)
0.1 2013 pastel (Harley Quinn)
1.0 2013 normal 100% het pied (Copper)
0.1 2013 normal 100% het pied (Penny)
1.0 2013 pinstripe (Finn)
1.0 2013 fire (Loki)
0.1 2013 spider (Hunny)
Reticulated pythons:
0.1 2012 tiger 100% het albine (Medusa)
1.0 2013 sunfire 100% het albino (Sonic)
leopard geckos:
2013 blazing blizzard (Whitey)
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