Dented eye

If the snake hasn't shed yet and the eye is dented it means it's definrely too dry in there . Only reason it would happen . Don't trust analogy hygrometers. Like others have said , you really have to go out your way to get 80 percent , ou would see heavy condensation in the tank , lots of water droplets.

Get a digital hygrometer and you'll see the humidity is actually very low .

I'm also going with low humidity. Last year I was still using the round analog dial ones from petsmart. It said it was at 50% and I had to mist 4x a day to keep it there. Got a new one from Walmart (a digital) and humidity was at 30-40%. I tweaked the top foil covering and added sphagnum moss in Dixie cups and it holds at 50-60% without misting.

Snake would have dented eyes (looked sort of hexagonal) and they would go away after he soaked and I misted. Like Pitt said, there really isn't any other reason for dented eye caps (especially if no recent shed happened).

Humidity is the most likely culprit, since he didn't shed it one piece last time. You're keeping Marshall in a tank, right? Those can be a bear to keep the humidity in the right place through out the whole enclosure. If he's in blue right now, try adding a humid hide so he'll have the right level of moisture for this up coming shed. For raising it in the whole tank, try adding containers with damp sphagnum moss and/or changing to a substrate that holds moisture better, like cypress. If you have one of those screen top tanks, they will sieve moisture and heat like no other mother, so put some aluminum foil over the screen to trap both.

The hygrometer is near his hide, where he spends most of his time. I also keep tropical frogs, so I am well aware of humidity levels. You are all right, my hygrometer isn't completely accurate. Like I said before, 60-80% is just a general statement of where the humidity is at. It's about 80 right after I spray, and slowly decreases to 60 as time passes. The enclosure is a tank, with cypress mulch, a towel on screen top, and damp moss in his hide. I am heating it with a heat pad on the bottom. I do see condensation in the tank actually, which is another way I measure humidity. Instead of adding a humid hide(he won't use it, loves his hot hide) I just add moss inside his hide when he sheds.

If dehydration is the only cause of this, then he must've not drank enough water. Now that he has drank, (I've witnessed him twice) his eyes are not dented anymore.


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Originally Posted by gameonpython

The hygrometer is near his hide, where he spends most of his time. I also keep tropical frogs, so I am well aware of humidity levels. You are all right, my hygrometer isn't completely accurate. Like I said before, 60-80% is just a general statement of where the humidity is at. It's about 80 right after I spray, and slowly decreases to 60 as time passes. The enclosure is a tank, with cypress mulch, a towel on screen top, and damp moss in his hide. I am heating it with a heat pad on the bottom. I do see condensation in the tank actually, which is another way I measure humidity. Instead of adding a humid hide(he won't use it, loves his hot hide) I just add moss inside his hide when he sheds.

If dehydration is the only cause of this, then he must've not drank enough water. Now that he has drank, (I've witnessed him twice) his eyes are not dented anymore.

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Then why would you ask if you already know you are not going to change anything?

To work everyone up its tipical for thise person. Got a t-stat yet for that heat pad python?....

Eye dents are from mild dehydration, always. Usually they are linked to humidity levels but it takes many days to form and many days to correct. If your humidity is low from a week and then corrected it many still dent and stay dented for a week or more even after the hydration is corrected. It is slow to occur and slow to respond. Snakes have a very slow metabolism, it doesn't just mean they digest slowly.

Relative humidity is A, relative... and B, a percentage.

It is relative to temperature and a percentage of what you have against what you could have. This also changes. It is quite possible to have 100% humidity and still not have enough to keep a royal hydrated. Condensation tells nothing other than the surface that is condensing is below the dew point.

The best example is if I asked for a 15% deposit on a snake. But I never tell you how much the snake is. The % is pointless.

What is your ambient air temperature?

[QUOTE=kitedemon;2330333]Eye dents are from mild dehydration, always. Usually they are linked to humidity levels but it takes many days to form and many days to correct. If your humidity is low from a week and then corrected it many still dent and stay dented for a week or more even after the hydration is corrected. It is slow to occur and slow to respond. Snakes have a very slow metabolism, it doesn't just mean they digest slowly.

Relative humidity is A, relative... and B, a percentage.

It is relative to temperature and a percentage of what you have against what you could have. This also changes. It is quite possible to have 100% humidity and still not have enough to keep a royal hydrated. Condensation tells nothing other than the surface that is condensing is below the dew point.

The best example is if I asked for a 15% deposit on a snake. But I never tell you how much the snake is. The % is pointless.

What is your ambient air temperature?[/QUOTE

Thanks. My ambient temp is actually a bit low right now, I ordered a heat lamp but I'm still waiting on it. Could this be the problem?


FrostysBP, yes I got a rheostat.


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A heat lamp is going to lower your humidity even more.

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A heat lamp is going to lower your humidity even more.

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Yes, I realize that. There's not much else I can do to raise the heat though, unless I spend over 100$ on a rhp. I don't want a room heater because marshall is in my bedroom and I would rather not be at 80f all the time. That's okay though, there is many tricks for raising humidity right? Damp moss, a wet towel.... Etc. if you have any other suggestions feel free to share.


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