Yellow bottom mouth/jaw and concave right eye
Hi there. This is regarding one of my more recent purchases. She is a pastel pied paradox. Usually when i buy new bps i am really OCD and inspect every single scale. But this girl's pattern is so erratic due to the pied and the paradox that i really couldnt tell what belongs and what doesnt. There are also black spots on random parts of her body. But today i was handling her and noticed the tip of her mouth was transparent yellow. It looked wet but i touched it and it was dry. Also usually when u see a bp's eye, it would be perfectly round and reflective. But this girl's right eye isn't clear or reflective. It looks like the center somehow is broken in and concave. Please let me know your thoughts on this.
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Re: Yellow bottom mouth/jaw and concave right eye
Ive hatched out pieds with grey patterns on their chins before. looks normal to me.
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Re: Yellow bottom mouth/jaw and concave right eye
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Originally Posted by
JAGpenguin
Sometimes it's hard to capture or see this eye condition, especially at first, which is good...it means you caught it in time. Improve & maintain the hydration- BPs seem very prone to this- I've kept many other kinds of snakes over the years & honestly, I cannot recall any other kind of snake with the sort of crinkled or caved in eyes that I've seen on BPs- not even in other snakes with large eyes, like my favorite Trans Pecos rat snakes- never! BPs are apparently prone to this issue because (besides having large vulnerable eyes) they need more humidity PLUS warmer temperatures than many other snakes- thus these 2 factors make it more likely for them to suffer dehydration, which shows up in their eyes. So no, I don't think it's your imagination or "paranoia"- in fact, good job for paying close attention.
Re: Yellow bottom mouth/jaw and concave right eye
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Originally Posted by
Bogertophis
Sometimes it's hard to capture or see this eye condition, especially at first, which is good...it means you caught it in time. Improve & maintain the hydration- BPs seem very prone to this- I've kept many other kinds of snakes over the years & honestly, I cannot recall any other kind of snake with the sort of crinkled or caved in eyes that I've seen on BPs- not even in other snakes with large eyes, like my favorite Trans Pecos rat snakes- never! BPs are apparently prone to this issue because (besides having large vulnerable eyes) they need more humidity PLUS warmer temperatures than many other snakes- thus these 2 factors make it more likely for them to suffer dehydration, which shows up in their eyes. So no, I don't think it's your imagination or "paranoia"- in fact, good job for paying close attention.
This, 100%!
From the first photo you posted in this thread the eye does look a bit concave and dented. To fix this I'd recommend raising the humidity to 70% for a few days and maybe putting some damp sphagnum moss into your BP's hides. And of course make sure fresh water is available at all times. Dented eyes due to dehydration seems to be a common problem for BPs and as long as it's addressed promptly there shouldn't be any lasting issues.
