Eye Caps

[fionafancypants]

I went to the pet store some years ago, saw some really funny looking balls, skinny, in such a small cage, there was a sign that said "think adoption" so i find out that these lovelys were dropped off in a bag one day, well i had to have em, called a friend to ask what to look for in health, and took them home, If you have ever seen an emaciated snake it was these two and i should have taken pix, i got them eating, although never a problem, ive never seen snakes drink but these two do alot of it, vet said that they were healthy except for the reasoning i took them in,

eye caps

their eyes look as if there were criss crosses on them vet said that to peel them off would be bad and basically they are blind. not sure i mind so much about that but they sent me home with some spray to spray on their faces and eyes primarily to soften up the caps to get them off, now the puckering has lessened and the current caps come off but any ideas or help on getting their eyes back to normal???

Thanks much

Valerie and Lucy and Monte

[recycling goddess]

so you've had them for years and their eyes are not healed? i would think they never will be.

so sad

[fionafancypants]

Yeah, they were in pretty bad shape, but they are healthy and happy now, however, the eyecaps, i have a ball that i had from hatch and its incredible how beautiful his eyes are, i should get some close pix of their eyes, just not sure how to help them come off other than having vet do it and they are not sure they want to because it may be more harmfull???

[recycling goddess]

if they aren't coming off with their sheds... and their humidity levels are right... i would be very cautious about removing them. you may take what little sight they have away completely!

[xhunniebearx]

I also have a ball with the same problem. She was a rescue from some people who had no clue what they were doing. When they brought her to us, she had burns and scars from who knows where. She also had absolutely NO hides, and a moldy branch in her water bowl .. Anyway, I have a few pictures that might help.



We've tried everything we can think of to get them off, but they just won;t come off. We've got to take her to the vet ASAP anyway, because we think she has an RI

[ryandlf]

Poor snakes...
Can the vet surgically remove the retained lid? This is reminding me of the horror stories you hear about people with contacts that never take them out, and they end up growing into their eyeball.

[fionafancypants]

WOW< thats EXACTLY what is happening with mine, Please let me know what the Vet says, I do need to make another apointment, im "sorta" friends iwth the local HErp guy round my parts and was thinking that id see if he had any suggestions or know of a good Herp vet as opposed to just my regular "exotic" one.

Good luck,

Valerie

ps yes makes me super mad that people are so insensitive..how can they jsut not care. But then again people here i have heard feel that snakes cannot love or hate so why think they have feelings of anysort right?

[frankykeno]

Fiona when you say "people here" do you mean here as in where you live or here as in here at BPNet?

[fionafancypants]

unfortunatly i have heard it here.

[Ginevive]

Are they still all caged together? The best course of action would be to get one Rubbermaid for each snake, set those up, and Up that humidity before their next sheds. Eyecaps are so preventable, and tubs hold humidity like a dream.