Mites in baby ball pythons eye..

[Kethith]

I quite agree, & I also don't recommend using tweezers near their eyes either (as mentioned in the previous post), because animals can move suddenly & without warning, & you might poke their eyes with them. Even if 99% of the time you manage to use tweezers safely for this, it's not recommended because it's not worth the risks. Safety first, please.

Kethith, I've heard (on forums like this) about similar incidents where a snake's eyes were damaged, either by owners or even vets being too aggressive about removing stuck eye caps. On the flip side, I've seen (in rescues given to me) BPs with an unknown number of stuck eye-caps layered on, opaque, dented & wrinkled, effectively blinding the snake. It's something BPs are prone to, because of their large eyes plus humidity requirements that are often inadequate (or sometimes because other health issues are causing their dehydration too).

I 100% agree. Leaving the stuck eye caps is not an option. That is what I thought had occurred on my rescue’s eyes because she had also had inadequate humidity for years and had a large amount of built up stuck shed around her eyes as well. After a short while in my care, all the stuck shed came off without issue and I could see the true damage someone had done. Make sure the excess eye caps are removed, but be careful while doing it.