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    Eye cap?

    I noticed a week or so after my Dumeril’s last shed that one of her eyes looked weird. I assumed that, although she shed in one piece, perhaps it was a retained eye cap. It doesn’t look dented or anything, just has a lighter sheen to it than the other eye.

    I figured it would be best to leave it alone until her next shed. I moved her to a larger enclosure, with a huge humidity jump. After 2 days in the new digs, the eye looked better, so I presumed it was a cap and just came off. But now I’m not so sure.

    Last night, the eye again looked odd. Particularly when light is shone on it. Because of the light, photos make it appear worse than it looks in person. It doesn’t look milky or anything, just like a metallic cellophane almost.

    I tried to look back at recent photos to confirm that it only looked that way post-shed...and I realized i have no photos of the right side of her face!! This worries me a bit, because if she is always giving her left eye to camera, is it because she can’t see on the other side?!

    Interested to see what you think. Again, it is much more visible in photos than in person.

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    Not enough light to tell anything from your photos, IMO. Hope you'll closely check the sheds from now on...also for tail tips.

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    Re: Eye cap?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Not enough light to tell anything from your photos, IMO. Hope you'll closely check the sheds from now on...also for tail tips.
    Agreed. I always check for eye caps, tail tip and vent when my snakes shed.

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