My bp's eye looks dented.

[yeroc1982]

I was lookin at her real close today and noticed or what looked like her left eye is dented in. Not sure how or when this happened. I havent really handled her much, maybe she fell off a branch or somthin. Iv noticed that shes been hiding in her log for the past 4 days or so. I can see her moving around and somtimes when i look, shes got her head pokin out kinda lookin around. Should i worry?

[Patrick Long]

It is from LOW humidity.

A bump up in that department will help you.

[yeroc1982]

It is from LOW humidity.

A bump up in that department will help you.

My humidity gauge says its 65% or so. I have a digital one and it says its always 50% or more. The dial one says 60-70.

[Patrick Long]

You could throw the analog gauge away and probably get a better reading. Stick with what the Digital says.

[yeroc1982]

The dial one im talkin about is the Exo Terra one that came with my tank, that one says 65% right now and is always around there. Digi says 57%

[yeroc1982]

Isnt 60-70% where it should be?

[grits]

Sounds like a retained eye cap, caused by low humidity. Is her water bowl deep enough for her to submerge?

[yeroc1982]

Sounds like a retained eye cap, caused by low humidity. Is her water bowl deep enough for her to submerge?

Oh ya its big enough, she has 2, 1 small and 1 large. the big one is full ttt.

[Nick_bp]

put one of the water bowls over the UTH and that should raise the humidity even more. what is your setup like?

[fire-eyes]

I live in the desert and I frequently see this with my BP. My humidity is fine, it's that she needs to drink more water. Shortly after drinking, the eye returns to normal.

Do ensure your humidity is correct, and then make sure your snake has access to clean water at all times. That being said, you can't force them to drink.