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08-17-2020, 05:30 PM
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Retained eye cap, or injury?
So far my snake has been through a few sheds, and the blue dot in the center of my snake's eye is still there. According to the appearance of the skin, the eye caps did shed too.
What do you think? Did the snake sustain an injury, or could it been born with something that resulted in it eventually becoming blind? I've happened to just notice it one day. She wasn't brought like this. Initially I thought it was normal, but it's still here.
She was purchased as a sub-adult, and I've owned her for a few years now.
She's a Black Rat Snake.
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08-17-2020, 05:38 PM
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I can only see one eyecap in the photo of the shed
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08-17-2020, 05:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zincubus
I can only see one eyecap in the photo of the shed
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Which one? I'll try sending another.
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08-17-2020, 06:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reptile88
Which one? I'll try sending another.
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Ignore me ..
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08-17-2020, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zincubus
Ignore me ..
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A bit of a random inquiry, but... is there any way of tell either way? I'd hate to rub at her eye if it's in fact an injury as the method of telling...
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08-17-2020, 08:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reptile88
A bit of a random inquiry, but... is there any way of tell either way? I'd hate to rub at her eye if it's in fact an injury as the method of telling...
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I’m no expert but if you’re unsure it’s simple enough to soak the snake for 25 minutes in a container with a lid ( water at about 87F ) - air holes in the lid .
Also keep your eyes on it so it doesn’t escape . They panic for about 5 seconds then settle down .
Then wrap it up in a very damp , rough textured towel and let it wriggle around .
Apply very , very gentle pressure to the head region and any retained eyecaps will normally come off on the towel .
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08-17-2020, 08:40 PM
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the eye caps are in the shed
snake does not appear to have a retained eye cap
Has it always been like that with the blue hue?
Looks like when an animal gets cataracts
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08-17-2020, 08:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril
the eye caps are in the shed
snake does not appear to have a retained eye cap
Has it always been like that with the blue hue?
Looks like when an animal gets cataracts
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Nope, it hasn't. I did a Google search and compared her to snakes with cataracts, and her eye does indeed look like theirs. How concern should I be? I've never heard about cataracts in reptiles until now.
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08-17-2020, 09:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril
the eye caps are in the shed
snake does not appear to have a retained eye cap
Has it always been like that with the blue hue?
Looks like when an animal gets cataracts
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Just wondering if they may be the top pair but there’s an old pair still underneath ?
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08-17-2020, 10:30 PM
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#10
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See if the pupil reacts to a strong light source. It may be blind.
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