Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
The second picture with grey area around his eye is more or less the area out side the iris. I see it all the time with my balls. There eyses do move. So it is like the whites of there eyes bassicly... but the first one looks more like dehydration or stuck eyecap from last shed.
Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
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Originally Posted by
Foschi Exotic Serpents
Please remember that they very well may NOT be retained stuck caps. The living caps, which are required, can and do become dented, wrinkled, or cracked if the humidity is too low.
Don't mess with them. Just raise the humidity in the enclosure to a steady 60% and when you see the signs of the next shed, belly goes pink, eyes go dull, raise it even higher that week until the snake sheds. Around 70 to 75% to ensure a complete shed.
Add a humid hide if you need to. Then if they are stuck caps, they should come off with no problem.
^^^This, X2
Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
Well this is how his eyes looked when I bought him. He was under a heat lamp that covered the entire tiny enclosure he was in at the store, and had a tiny tiny water bowl.
He shed once when I brought him home and the humidity was averaging around 45%, now he's in a tub with 60% humidity so hopefully when he sheds his eyes will be all better.
I think this could also explain why he seems to have extra bad vision when it comes to feeding time.. looking in the opposite direction of the mouse.. and not striking until he bumps into it.
Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
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Originally Posted by
Foschi Exotic Serpents
Please remember that they very well may NOT be retained stuck caps. The living caps, which are required, can and do become dented, wrinkled, or cracked if the humidity is too low.
Can the living caps repair themselves after a shed? Or would those be damaged forever?
Re: Is there something wrong with his eyes?
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Originally Posted by
drezden
Can the living caps repair themselves after a shed? Or would those be damaged forever?
If it is just because he is dehydrated there is nothing to repair, with being rehydrated and a nice fresh shed they should go back to normal. Even with damaged living caps they will regrow and repair themselves but related to the amount of damage their may be some vision problems. I had a sand boa that had his living cap removed on one eye and it grew back.
