Retained eye caps question

[SnowShredder]

That was my worry. I didn't want to blind him or cause possible infection but I felt pressured by a few people that it had to be done immediately even though I knew it could come off in his next shed (my pastel had a very stuck eyecap which came off in her second shed)

My post was asking if the flakey skin I was seeing was stuck shed from the previous owner or if it was my fault and that was ignored and the eyecaps focused on instead.

I don't understand the urgency to get one set of retained eyecaps off, the snake does not seem to be suffering any ill effects; he hides during the day, comes out at night, eats perfectly, handles very well, is gaining weight slowly but surely and hasn't yet struck or hissed at me.

I wanted to check that leaving them was in fact the right thing to do. Thanks guys. I'm more at ease now

Yeah some things do get hard and confusing because everyone has their own opinion that ranges from A to Z. You'd think you can trust someone that says they've had snakes for 10 years but that doesn't always mean they've taken proper care from them. It's good you came here as there are a high concentration of people who are very knowledgeable

[Naom9Anne]

Yeah, I feel very comfortable on this forum. I posted the picture I asked for advice on which will be at the bottom of the first page. I followed that picture up with one from over a week ago and the topic of conversation swayed to the older one even though it was clearly specified that I was referring to the first one.

I think I just got frustrated and felt attacked as if they were saying the eyecaps were my fault when this is how I received him. This was not said but this is how I started to feel (I think I get a bit defensive around my BP's)

I'll repost that pic here so you can see the pic I posted initially for advice on; I did manage to get some of this off but it seems stuck on his underside and he started squirming so I left him be:

[Physician&Snakes]

Yeah, I feel very comfortable on this forum. I posted the picture I asked for advice on which will be at the bottom of the first page. I followed that picture up with one from over a week ago and the topic of conversation swayed to the older one even though it was clearly specified that I was referring to the first one.

I think I just got frustrated and felt attacked as if they were saying the eyecaps were my fault when this is how I received him. This was not said but this is how I started to feel (I think I get a bit defensive around my BP's)

I'll repost that pic here so you can see the pic I posted initially for advice on; I did manage to get some of this off but it seems stuck on his underside and he started squirming so I left him be:

That little touch of skin? lol. He'll be fine with that too...my lav retic tried to shed the day after being shipped in and she ended up having a small patch on her back, she shed that off weeks ago with another, no worries.

[Naom9Anne]

It is more extensive than that (basically stuck shed around the neck and head area) but he wouldn't stay still long enough to get a decent pic showing the extent of it. I'm going to leave him well alone and hope he eats tomorrow after all this fuss with him tonight!

[NYHC4LIFE8899]

Just leave it,my snake on its first shed,had about an inch or so of remaining shed on his tail,I left it alone and in the next shed everything came right off..

[PitOnTheProwl]

Leave it alone till the next shed, if you want to try and help then stick the little one in a wet pillow case for a little while.

[Naom9Anne]

Yeah, he's being left for feeding (if he'll feed tonight after last night) so I might try him in a pillowcase on Sunday night when he's digested his meal.

[RyanReynolds]

we bought a female that had retained eye caps really bad she was well grown on and i think she had more than one retained!

she was in a terrible state when we got her, but luckily she was and still is a sweetheart to this date we tried several things to try to get the damn things off, we bathed her, we tried sheding aid spray, a wet pillowcase, tried a damp cotton bud and gently rubbing her eyes, we let her shed out and nothing seemed to work untill a friend told us about viscotears gel its a prescription eye drop for dry eyes for us, just have to go to a chemist and say its for you! we put big blobs of the gel onto her eyes using a cotton bud and left them on her and we put her back after this and also sprayed shedding aid all over her! we done this every time she shown signs of going into shed and done it every day until she shed and after two sheds later they all came off perfectly! worked wonders!

sorry for the long post just wanted to give some detail

[Naom9Anne]

Thank you! My boy ate with no issue after having me prodding and poking at him so I've decided to leave well alone but if he doesn't get his eye caps off next shed I will definitely head to a pharmacy for some eye drops Just as proof, and because I'm proud of my little one; barely 24 hours after a bath he hates and me rubbing on him

[jxl]

I think smart choice. Not that I'm an expert on snakes but if it doesn't affect his eating why stress the lil fella with soaking, poking around his eyes etc. All bad sheds I had were fixed by the next shed. Just up the humidity when you notice him going to shedding. I think I would just let it be till the next shed.