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Dimple in eye
So today i took my snake out for a couple of pics and noticed that there was a dimple on his eye in one of the the photos and i was wondering if this could cause any problems or if it would just go away next shed?
pic of eye
Last edited by lyoto; 01-13-2011 at 08:02 PM.
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whats your setup like could be your humidity is to low
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I believe that is a result of to low humidity during shed,i recently read a thread similar to this one,At fist it appears as a you have described as ''dent" then the eyes get more wrinkle looking.It is retained eye cap shed that did not come off during shed,if the next shed goes good it should come right off.
Last edited by Strange_Evil; 01-13-2011 at 08:18 PM.
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Re: Dimple in eye
 Originally Posted by Ballpython1237
I believe that is a result of to low humidity during shed,i recently read a thread similar to this one,At fist it appears as a you have described as ''dent" then the eyes get more wrinkle looking.It is retained eye cap shed that did not come off during shed,if the next shed goes good it should come right off.
ok, is it any danger to my snake?
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I wouldn't worry too much about the dimple, just go ahead and make sure that your humidity and temps are consistent in the proper range and in the next shed session it should go away. Might be helpful to switch over to cypress bedding and that will bump your humidity up by at least 10%. I've noticed jumps of up to 30% after switching from paper towels to cypress.
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Re: Dimple in eye
 Originally Posted by lyoto
ok, is it any danger to my snake?
It depends because from what i read if your ball python keeps multiple layers of retained eye shed it can effect his eye sight and might even cause him to go blind.It can also due to dehydration now or during the shed so make sure the snake is getting enough water.Do not rely just on my advice though wait for others with more experience in this matter to give there suggestions.
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It's hard for me to see the pic on my phone but if it is just a dent and not a retained eye cap if you give her a soak for a little bit it will probably go back to normal. You could also spray the tank down.
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A dent is not a retained eye cap do not try to remove it!!! It is just a product of lower humidity. Just bump it up a bit and it will go away although it never seems to bother them at all in either case.
Humidity gauges are notoriously poor. Most cheap digital combos are poor for both temp and humidity. The humidity is easy to check (too bad temps are not so)
http://cigars.about.com/od/humidors/qt/hygrometers.htm
Here is a link to the calibration method. The problem you will have is that likely there is no way to change the one you have but you can buy a cheap calibrate-able analogue one designed for humidors can be very very accurate.
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This has happened to by BP a lot. It's normal. It's usually caused by low humidity levels.
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