Are these old retained eyecaps?
Hello all! I'm a fairly new snake owner. I took in a ball python and corn snake from someone about a month ago. The ball is approximately 13 years old, we think female, was very thin but has been eating and gaining weight great since we got her. She just had her first shed with us and it was completely perfect - one piece, eyecaps and all! However, I noticed that despite the eyecaps coming off with her shed, her eyes still seem a bit cloudy. I was hoping to confirm with people who know way more than me that these are old retained eyecaps (or something else entirely). The humidity in her enclosure generally stays around 70% (it's pretty humid where I live, the humidity in the room she's in stays around 60%) and her temps range from 92F (warm side) to 78 (cool side). We did initially give her a couple of warm soaks when we first got her as she was mid-shed (coming off in bits and pieces) and had retained eyecaps, but all the old shed and eyecaps came off. I think it's safe to say that her previous owners did not keep it humid enough in her enclosure, so there's definitely a possibility of old retained eyecaps. Let me know if more pictures are needed. Thanks in advance!https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/bx8ZVpZ.jpghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/FmxO5SF.jpg
Re: Are these old retained eyecaps?
It's hard to be sure just from pictures but I don't think those are retained eyecaps - in the first picture at full size you can clearly see the transition between the pupil and the white of the eye. :confusd:
ETA or it could be your arm reflected in the eye....