Unshed eye caps?

So my bp just shed a few days ago and since then he's ate and everything but today I picked him up an I can see a little indention on one of his eyes only one of them tho. Is that a sign for unshed eyecaps?

It can be. It can also be a sign of low humidity or even an inury. If it's an unshed eye cap, make sure your humidity is correct and it should come off with the next shed. It won't cause your snake any harm until then.

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Originally Posted by Slim

It can be. It can also be a sign of low humidity or even an inury. If it's an unshed eye cap, make sure your humidity is correct and it should come off with the next shed. It won't cause your snake any harm until then.

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So just keep humidity up and I should be good?

Keep the humidity around 50-60% and then when he goes into shed the next time, bump it up to around 70%. The stuck eye cap should come off.

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Originally Posted by Slim

Keep the humidity around 50-60% and then when he goes into shed the next time, bump it up to around 70%. The stuck eye cap should come off.

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It says at around 40-50 right now, I'll try and keep it up a little more, thanks

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Originally Posted by Tunechi

So my bp just shed a few days ago and since then he's ate and everything but today I picked him up an I can see a little indention on one of his eyes only one of them tho. Is that a sign for unshed eyecaps?

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Dented eyes is more often a sign of dehydration. As long as he is not in a shed phase you can try soaking for a short time.
- 30 min
- 85-88 degree, don't guess temp
- depth equal to thickest part of the body.
- can put a wash cloth or towel in water for him to rest on.

If its dehydration the eyes should go back to normal, then fix your humidity issue.
My female normal has had this issue in the past.

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Originally Posted by Maixx

Dented eyes is more often a sign of dehydration. As long as he is not in a shed phase you can try soaking for a short time.
- 30 min
- 85-88 degree, don't guess temp
- depth equal to thickest part of the body.
- can put a wash cloth or towel in water for him to rest on.

If its dehydration the eyes should go back to normal, then fix your humidity issue.
My female normal has had this issue in the past.

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Thank you, I will do just this. Will the eye go back to normal after one soaking or do I need to do this more then one day?

Usually it only takes one soak

You Can safely remove the eye caps by taking some tape and lightly pressing it against the eye, Or use a q-tip but it sounds like it's just dehydrated.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Usually it only takes one soak

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So the dint will be gone when I take him out of the water?

If its dehydration it should be. If not give it about an hour then check again (sometimes it takes some time for it to right itself)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

If its dehydration it should be. If not give it about an hour then check again (sometimes it takes some time for it to right itself)

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He let out some white stuff already being in here. Lol I'm guessing pee?

Urates... So yes pee. The white stuff is sometimes accompanied with liquid pee as well.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Urates... So yes pee. The white stuff is sometimes accompanied with liquid pee as well.

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Yeah there were some yellow stuff with it too, but sure enough it's been 30 min and the dents gone. Thanks for the great help everyone like always! :D

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Originally Posted by doom92muffin

You Can safely remove the eye caps by taking some tape and lightly pressing it against the eye, Or use a q-tip but it sounds like it's just dehydrated.

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Um... No
Dont mess with the eyes, if there are stuck eye caps, increase humidity and wait for next shed. If your not absolutely sure that its stuck eye caps you could do a lot of damage to the living eye cap. Best way to be sure is an inspection of the shed skin, looking for missing eye caps.

Worth reading:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...light=eye+caps

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Originally Posted by doom92muffin

You Can safely remove the eye caps by taking some tape and lightly pressing it against the eye, Or use a q-tip but it sounds like it's just dehydrated.

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And just in case you need to hear it twice, DO NOT DO THIS...way bad things can happen.

Well of course you need to check for any caps in the first place .I know when there's stuck shed on the one I have can't say the same for others, so I know what to do when that time comes I've did this countless times and it has worked. do whatever works for you.

It could be, but it's hard to say without seeing it. If it is a stuck eye cap and it's just a dent it's not a big deal. It's when you have several eye caps stuck that you need to get it off right away.

Sorry to bump and old thread but my snake just shed again, I checked the shed and he shed one full piece eye caps and all. But he has a little indention on only one of his eyes again. His humidity stays around 60% and I had it at 70% during shed. I only see this indention after a shed and I'm pretty sure it goes away after a few days. Should I be worried about any illness or anything?

I wouldn't worry so much about illness. This might fall into the injury category, but I don't think that is the case either.

Keep an eye on it for a few days and see if it corrects itself like last time.

Starting to see a pattern here. Maybe this is just the way it goes when your snake sheds.

Great to hear the shed came off in one piece. That is a sign of good husbandry!