New pickup today!

I disagree--I would soak her, and get those eyecaps off if at all possible. She's not that likely to eat if she has retained eyecaps. If you can get them off, let her settle for a week, then give her food. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother trying to feed her until she sheds them. Just MHO.

I would remove the eye caps also...soak her for about 30 minutes or so and if the caps are still there fold a piece of scotch tape and place it over the cap and pull off slowly...the cap should come off with no problem..

I've taken in a couple of snakes in this condition.
I too would do a humid soak in a tub right away so the snake can eat after a week in it's new home.

Good luck with her and congrats, she is a nice looker :gj:

Do not use tape on the eyes. You don't even need to mess with the eye caps. We get this all the time here. If a soak and a wet towel or pillow case do not work to allow them to come off on their own then raise humidity to at least 65 or 70 percent until next shed and they will come off. The eyes are much too delicate to mess with. In 15 years i have had many stuck caps and i have never needed to do anything other than higher humidity and maybe some ointment on the eyes once a day if they are being difficult. The snake will eat regardless. Especially if it has been under fed. Give it a few days to a week to settle and offer a meal.

Thanks for all the advice. I think I will just let her settle and hopefully she eats in a week.

Humidity is not a problem -- we are getting a nice hot/humid heat wave in Minnesota right now.

If the eyecaps don't come off after the next shed, then I will explore other options.

Thanks everyone!

Very nice female you got there good luck with her.