Brown stuff on corner of eye

[redshepherd]

I'll post pictures when I get back. I noticed Yukon has this brown clump on the back corner of both eyes, that almost looks like stuck food (but obviously not food, since food is rats). And I can't google any info about it.

Does anyone know what this is?

[bcr229]

Pictures would help. My first thought would be snake mites, they can congregate around the edges of the eyes.

[SmoothScales]

That would be my first thought, too. Alternately - is he a poocaso? Or any mucus type secretions in his tub? He could've rubbed and gotten it smeared into his eye.

Just offering alternatives, but once you post up a pic it'll be easier to identify. bcr is probably right, though. Has he been soaking? Also, check the cloaca. That is another spot they really like to cluster.

[redshepherd]

Oh gosh, I really really hope not.... It didn't look like mites to me- it's like a light brown clump, but I'll post the pics tonight.

He has not been soaking, and I'll check the cloaca too.

[bcr229]

Maybe substrate then. Is he on cypress or cocoa-husk? Though neonate mites can be reddish-brown, the adults are black.

[redshepherd]

No, he's just on aspen, and it doesn't look like aspen either. Well, hope they're not just extremely young mites or something... hopefully just poop painting.

[bcr229]

You can dampen a white paper towel with a spray of water, gently wipe his face, and see if you can figure out what it is.

[redshepherd]

Tried wiping it off, but he jerks his head away from touch... argh.

[SmoothScales]

Could it be he popped a scale off and that's a small scab? I may be off base, but Mon Cheri bit her rat so hard once that she lifted the edge of a scale right above her eye. There was a small amount of blood and the scale remained lifted at the edge until she shed twice.

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[redshepherd]

Could it be he popped a scale off and that's a small scab? I may be off base, but Mon Cheri bit her rat so hard once that she lifted the edge of a scale right above her eye. There was a small amount of blood and the scale remained lifted at the edge until she shed twice.

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Oh, hopefully... Well, I'm glad it's confirmed that it's not anything related to mites, at least!