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View Poll Results: How often do you soak your Ball Pythons?
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Re: How often do you soak?
 Originally Posted by satomi325
One or two retained caps is no big deal. It only becomes detrimental if a lot builds up.
Do the pillowcase trick or just leave it be and wait for the next shed. Just make sure your humidity is up. You can potentially do more harm to the eye if mess with it.
Yeah I've been trying to let it be, I'm actually really glad the vet didn't try to mess with it while we were there, i've just heard too many horror stories about trying to physically remove them. Her humidity stays in the 60s, but she hasn't really made an effort to rub it off, it does look pretty loose though so maybe i'll give her a pillowcase to play in.
1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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Re: How often do you soak?
Originally Posted by Archimedes
The vet said it could be detrimental if it stays much longer.
I would like to know what your Vet is basing that diagnosis on. Sorry, but there are a lot keepers here that have way more hands on experience with snakes than most any Vet.
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Re: How often do you soak?
Originally Posted by Slim
I would like to know what your Vet is basing that diagnosis on. Sorry, but there are a lot keepers here that have way more hands on experience with snakes than most any Vet.
I understand that, but the vet I go to is the only person I know irl to look at my snakes with a trained eye. I specifically chose an exotics vet with a lot of past snake experience. It looks uncomfortable, which is why I am concerned, not because I fear permanent damage to the eye if it sits awhile longer. I know one cap won't do that.
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1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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I dont soak my snakes i just keep humidity 90% when shedding and mist them directly also other then that no reason to soak they always have perfect sheds like this
Ball Pythons: 0.1 Piebald, 1.0 Barnhart Line Pewter, 1.0 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel ???, 0.1 Butter Pastel Het Orange Ghost, 1.0 Pastel Het Orange Ghost, 0.1 Normal
Reticulated Python: 1.0 Tiger het albino
Kingsnake: 0.1 Albino Vertical Stripe
Boas: 0.1 Motley Nicaraguan Boa, 1.0 Colombian Boa
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Archimedes, won't be to long before your Vet is calling you when he has snake questions.
Last edited by Slim; 02-25-2014 at 02:32 PM.
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I didn't answer the poll because there aren't selections for
Only when I'm soaping up a female who had just laid eggs
Only when they get poop under their scales
If they ever had a really really bad shed, I'd soak them, but they never have bad sheds. They always come off in one piece. The beauty of racks!
Edit: Actually sorry, I guess I'll check "Whenever they need it" to go with my explanation...
Last edited by SquamishSerpents; 02-25-2014 at 07:16 PM.
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Re: How often do you soak?
Originally Posted by SquamishSerpents
I didn't answer the poll because there aren't selections for
Only when I'm soaping up a female who had just laid eggs
Only when they get poop under their scales
If they ever had a really really bad shed, I'd soak them, but they never have bad sheds. They always come off in one piece. The beauty of racks!
Edit: Actually sorry, I guess I'll check "Whenever they need it" to go with my explanation...
I agree with this. Ive yet to begin breeding yet, but my bumble bee loves to poop and instantly start painting with it so if I don't get to it quick enough I like to clean him up really good because he gets pretty disgusting. I don't let him soak for a long time but just let him sit in some water with some betadine mixed in.
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Re: How often do you soak?
Unscented baby wipes work great for painters...
Last edited by DooLittle; 02-26-2014 at 12:29 AM.
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.
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Re: How often do you soak?
Originally Posted by DooLittle
Unscented baby wipes work great for painters...
Ooo that's a good idea  gunna have to start using those with him. Hope i don't add anymore painters to my collection lol.
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Re: How often do you soak?
Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy
Ooo that's a good idea gunna have to start using those with him. Hope i don't add anymore painters to my collection lol.
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I hope Peter isn't one... Sounds horrible.
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I own:
1.0 Reduced Normal Ball Python [Peter]
0.1 Harlequin Crestie [Amelia]
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The other half owns:
1.0 Orange Dalmatian Crestie [Archie]
0.1 Golden Dalmatian Crestie [Banana]
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