Was going to buy this from the pet store when....

I noticed its eyes? What exactly is going on here?

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As you can see it wasn't like this when I first saw it in the image below

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All opinions and help wanted! Thanks in advance

Looks like its ready to shed

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Originally Posted by shanecrabtree82

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I'm not sure what's going on in that pic, but it doesn't look good. The eyes look jacked up. I'd wait until it sheds then check it out in person...

the other eye looks like it has fluid forming behind it as well.

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Originally Posted by sho220

I'm not sure what's going on in that pic, but it doesn't look good. The eyes look jacked up. I'd wait until it sheds then check it out in person...

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Yeah that doesn't look too good.

It also looks like it has stuck shed on its head

It appears t be stuck shed and swelling of the eyes, there also appears to be a liquid coming out of them. I'd say wait until the shed finishes than see if there is stuck shed on the eyes. If the eyes are leaking than you need to go to the fet.. If the eyes are not "leaking" and if there is stuck shed than remove it.

How much time has past from the first pic you took of it to the recent pics?

It seems to have had a bad shed and its eyes do look pretty bad. Did you ask the store what the problem was?

Ugh,

I wouldn't be giving people money for doing that to a snake.

Tell them to take it to a vet.

I agree, they need to foot the vet bill for that little guy. Even if you were to get him and take him yourself, that would be giving the store money to buy two more snakes and watch the same thing happen.
Really sad. :tears:

yea I am def not buying it the guy said he thought it was an injury to feeding but I see no bite marks?And why would it do it to both eyes? Also around 2 weeks had went by.

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Originally Posted by shanecrabtree82

yea I am def not buying it the guy said he thought it was an injury to feeding but I see no bite marks?And why would it do it to both eyes? Also around 2 weeks had went by.

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Good for you for not buying it. It's hard to walk away from an animal in need. Like others said, it seems to have an infection under the ocular scales that spread to both eyes possibly from many stuck eye caps or something else. I hope they take it to a vet asap because it needs antibiotics. Poor thing :(.

That looks like a bad shed with retained eye caps and infection underneath. Without vet care, this condition can be blinding. If you're not prepared for that, I would pass for sure.

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Originally Posted by skirtinthedirt

That looks like a bad shed with retained eye caps and infection underneath. Without vet care, this condition can be blinding. If you're not prepared for that, I would pass for sure.

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My little girl is blind in one eye due to the same thing.

a pet store was selling THAT snake? That's a damn shame. And a bee nonetheless! Jeez, how much were they askin for it? $2000??

600 is the price they was asking

Sad sad story. :(