Childrens Python eye looks odd

I have had my childrens python, Runa, for almost a year. She is the sweetest snake.
I just noticed her eyes are a little cloudy, not like when she in blue, and the one eye looks like there is some gunk there.
Does anyone know what this is? Should I be concerned?
Thank you for your help.
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Could it be stuck shed? The first thing I would do is try to gently remove it with a damp cloth. If that didn't work, I'd give her a humid hide and wait to see if it came off with her next shed. If that doesn't do it, I'd take her to the vet.

Agree with above post ^ ^ ^ and also, raise her humidity & give her a very humid hide A.S.A.P. Dehydration often results in buckled & stuck eye caps.

If you need a vet, this may help you locate one that's experienced with snakes: https://members.arav.org/search/custom.asp?id=3661 Eyes are delicate- some things are best left to a pro.

I appriciate the responses.
I do question if it is a stuck eye cap. I keep the humidity around 40%. And she shed a few weeks ago, this did show up till 2 or 3 days ago. I took a closer look at it this morning, it kinda seems like a scab.
That being said, I am putting her humid hide in the enclosure just in case.

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Originally Posted by nothing7718

I appriciate the responses.
I do question if it is a stuck eye cap. I keep the humidity around 40%. And she shed a few weeks ago, this did show up till 2 or 3 days ago. I took a closer look at it this morning, it kinda seems like a scab.
That being said, I am putting her humid hide in the enclosure just in case.

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My advice doesn't change. I'd still try to remove it, gently. Since it could be a scab, I'd probably use a Q-tip moistened with diluted betadine (1:10). If that doesn't work, see if it comes off on her next shed. At one year old, she's probably still shedding frequently. If it doesn't come off, or if it does but comes back, I'd take her to see a vet.

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My advice doesn't change. I'd still try to remove it, gently. Since it could be a scab, I'd probably use a Q-tip moistened with diluted betadine (1:10). If that doesn't work, see if it comes off on her next shed. At one year old, she's probably still shedding frequently. If it doesn't come off, or if it does but comes back, I'd take her to see a vet.

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Thank you.
My local vet does do snakes, so I made an appointment for Thursday. With it so close to her eye, I do not feel comfortable trying to take it off unless it comess of with little force.
I did give her a humid hide just incase.

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Thank you.
My local vet does do snakes, so I made an appointment for Thursday. With it so close to her eye, I do not feel comfortable trying to take it off unless it comess of with little force.
I did give her a humid hide just incase.

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That's probably the safer course. Let us know how it goes.

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Originally Posted by nothing7718

... I keep the humidity around 40%...

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That's too low. ;) I've had a (very similar) Aussie Spotted python for many years now- & she NEEDS (requires!) a humid hide to shed well.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

That's too low. ;) I've had a (very similar) Aussie Spotted python for many years now- & she NEEDS (requires!) a humid hide to shed well.

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Then I better bump mine up a bit because that's where my Children's humidity's been sitting at for weeks. If I recall, though, the Complete Children's Python says anything between 20 and 80% is fine.

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Then I better bump mine up a bit because that's where my Children's humidity's been sitting at for weeks. If I recall, though, the Complete Children's Python says anything between 20 and 80% is fine.

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I think that if you have a humid hide, it won't matter, but if you don't provide a humid hide, then 40% (overall) is too low- that's just from my experience, anyway.

Also, in the photos above, the OP is asking about the R eye, but the other one doesn't look totally round either, when I look closely. That suggests dehydration- that the eye cap is a bit sunken as a result. But it's hard to completely see what's going on, just from photos online, so I'm very glad they're planning to see the vet with her- that's the best call right now. From what I can tell, both eyes may have issues.

So 40% is what I try to keep it at, but I do bump it up when I see she is blue.
I will definitley ask the vet about dehydration. If I am doing anything wrong, I will fix it immediately. She is such a sweet girl, I don't want anything to happen to her.

I took Runa to the vet yesterday. They confirmed that it was a stuck eye cap, and that the scab was caused by the cap. Due to her being young and small, they said we should up the humidity higher than normal and wait for her next shed. With the higher humidity everything should come off easy, including the scab. If it doesnt then I need to take her back in.
So I purchased a humidty controler. I have one for my ball python, now my childrens python will have one too.
Thanks you for you help on this.

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...Due to her being young and small, they said we should up the humidity higher than normal and wait for her next shed...

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I'm so glad you got her checked out. :gj: And fyi- small & young snakes do have thinner skins than larger & more mature ones, so they're more likely to have trouble shedding, just because their sheds tear more easily, instead of coming off in one piece. I've raised lots of little ones... Be sure you always check after she sheds, to make sure the shed all came off- watch out for tail tips being left on, especially. It doesn't take many times for your sweet snake to lose her tail tip permanently if the tissue dies because of the constriction* by the remaining shed. (*The blood circulation in a snake's tail is very minimal, it doesn't take much to cause death of tissue.)

Update: Runa has shed, and the eyecaps and scab came off. She is all good now. Thank you for your help.

Great news, thanks for the update.