My Snake (PICS)

[tstrenuous10]

Just took some good pictures today. It's hard to get these pictures becuase the flash always ruins what I'm looking for. I got one that is really close to one I took when I first got my snake. Enjoy and let me know what you think. This is the same snake that is refusing to eat.

This one was taken when I first got the snake


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/tstrenuous10/DVC00112.jpg



I like this one

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/tstrenuous10/P2082165.jpg


This shows a good picture of something I've been questioning. Does this look like stuck on eyecaps?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/tstrenuous10/P2082164.jpg



This is an older picture of him eating. It was fun taking this


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/tstrenuous10/Picture038.jpg

[hhmoore]

anybody else not getting pictures here?

[Bill & Amy]

Nope.

[Mike P.]

RedX :ack2:

[BRIZZY]

Yea nothing here either!

[tstrenuous10]

its because i moved the folder they were in.

[NorthernRegius.com]

Scott, the eye almost looks wrinkled instead of stuck...

if so elevating the humidity (I keep mine at 60% & raise it to 70% for sheds) & ensuring there's plenty of water should correct it. I'd wait & watch the next shed cycle & look at the cast skin to ensure the eye area shed. All the Best- Deb

[BRIZZY]

I will agree with deb! She covered it!

[tstrenuous10]

It's been wrinkled which always made me think it was a stuck eyecap but I read some people have snakes eyes who look dented. I'll try to keep the humidity higher. He hasn't eaten for a while so it's going to take some time before he sheds but I've been misting in the morning and nights.

The last shed had both eyes on it so maybe it was stuck really bad. dont know

[Mooing Tricycle]

It's been wrinkled which always made me think it was a stuck eyecap but I read some people have snakes eyes who look dented. I'll try to keep the humidity higher. He hasn't eaten for a while so it's going to take some time before he sheds but I've been misting in the morning and nights.

The last shed had both eyes on it so maybe it was stuck really bad. dont know

Try soaking your snake every other day just before Shed. With the increase in humidity, and the soaking the eyes should turn out A OK ^_-

[tstrenuous10]

soaking that much wouldnt be harmful?

[NorthernRegius.com]

I don't know if soaking that much would be harmful, too much moisture can cause belly rot which is why I do other methods to raise humidity without resorting to soaking. I don't soak my snakes but I do give them a water dish at least big enough to run through. If they want to they will place a coil in or run through it on their own. I use a rack system which is great for keeping ideal conditions. Moving the placement of the water dish closer to or farther from the heat source is usually all I need to do for my BPs.

For my Tics (which require higher humidity & aren't in racks) I use a moisture friendly substrate- Cypress mulch. I mist as needed to keep the humidity up & add moist hides for sheds. Moist hides are also great for BPs -just add when they're in shed if you have trouble getting the humidity to 70% & they give your "trigger finger" a break. ;)

Almost foregot! If in a glass aquarium the first thing you want to do is cover as much of the top as possible (you only need about a 1 inch strip on the cool end for airflow); this will allow better heat & RH retention.

Hope this helps- Deb

[tstrenuous10]

I DO have a glass housing for my snake and cover as much as I can with plexi glass to hold in humidity. I use newspaper for substrate. It seems to hold moisture more then the reptibark i was using before plus it's a lot cheaper.