Ball python has white eyes, really lethargic?

I've had many colubrids before, but this is my first ball python who was a rescue from a split couple. I've had him for a few months and he's been acting surprisingly well, great feeding response and has never turned down a meal.

However, I checked on him this morning and I'm rather concerned about his new behavior. Usually he ventures out of his hiding spot at night, but he's been staying in there for the past few days. I checked on him again and found that his eyes were a really cloudy white and he's acting lethargic. Someone told me that the white eyes mean they are about to shed, but do they often hide during this period too like mine is?

Are they white? Or more like blue and cloudy?

If they're blue and cloudy they are about to shed...probably in the next 36 to 48 hours.

Mine always hide when they're at this point. They also look grumpy and miserable. This is a good time to get bitten if that's something that interests you, though.

Some BP's like to be left alone when they shed and some go off food. I'm far from an expert but I wouldn't say it was anything to worry about as of yet. By white would you describe it better as "cloudy"?

Good thread on the shedding process. Scroll down and you can see the pics of the cloudy blue eyes.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?28794-The-Shedding-Process

Sounds like he's going into shed. He'll be fine

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Originally Posted by Crazymonkee

Sounds like he's going into shed. He'll be fine

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The eyes of mine look one of the images on that link (http://ball-pythons.net/forums/image...ng/shed14b.JPG)

That's a relief, I kinda freaked out about the abnormal behavior has he seemed rather limp with these really cloudy eyes, on top of that he has been hiding for the past week without venturing outside like he usually does.

Yep that's normal for a bp to hide while in shed, they can't see really well so they hide

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I always get a hiss when i try to give clean water when one of mine has the cloudy eyes lol. He doewnt come out of his hide till i wake up to see his shed in the middle of his tank. Just make sure humidity is up to 75 or 80 or put a damp paper towl in his hide to help him shed in one peice and u will be fine

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Originally Posted by jasonmcgilvrey83

I always get a hiss when i try to give clean water when one of mine has the cloudy eyes lol. He doewnt come out of his hide till i wake up to see his shed in the middle of his tank. Just make sure humidity is up to 75 or 80 or put a damp paper towl in his hide to help him shed in one peice and u will be fine

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This is a late reply due to college and what not, but thankfully my ball python is alright. It took him a bit longer than a few days, but he finally shed his skin and now went back to his aggressive eating habits haha. I was getting concerned because with my hognoses, they were still fairly active even when going in shed. With my ball python, he just went completely limp like he was dying so it kinda freaked me out for a second.