Perfect Shed?

[unknownclown]

Well my columbian just had a perfect shed all in one piece both eye caps are visable on the skin... but his right eye looks dented still :confused: His last shed went horribly wrong. When I got him I had to soak him since he had skin stuck to him here and there. he didnt look like he had an old eye cap stuck there before. Should I worry about it or just leave it for next time?

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

I heard that if eye caps stay on for too long that they can blind your snake. I dunno if this is true or not. Ive also heard that a papertowel with baby oil can get them off if u rub 'em. Dont try this just yet, Im not sure if this is totally safe. Hopefully you can get those off! Good luck!

[ls1grrrl]

If both eye caps are intact on the shed skin then the dented eye probably stems from dehydration. Raising the humidity in the enclosure and giving soaks a few days a week should resolve the problem - we had a BRB that came to us in similar condition and with the appropriate temps and humidity and a few soaks, he is now in perfect health.

What kind of humidity does your snakes enclosure maintain? It should be in the vicinity of 50-65% or so. Much lower would lead to dehydration, and higher could contribute to respiratory issues or other illnesses.

If you don't know what the humidity is, you need to purchase a hygrometer (humidity guage) and put it in the cage. You can find decent dual zone thermometers + hygrometers for ~$20 US at places like Walmart and Kmart. This is what we use in all of our enclosures.

[VenomAngel]

i heard somewhere that they use sellotape to get any resistant eye caps off but that sounds a bit dodgy to me ??