Bella's eyes - Page 3

Lankyrob · 02-17-12, 04:41 AM

Red eyed snakes still get creamy eyes it is just harder to notice - if you did them well done! I have a corn with red eyes and it is hard to notice the colour change before shed on any part of his body let alone the eyes.

youngster · 02-17-12, 07:49 AM

No worries, my ultramels are a form of albinism and they get blue milky eyes.
And I can assure you they are perfectly healthy.

Kylie · 02-17-12, 12:05 PM

Oh ok, thanks kyle

Kylie · 02-17-12, 12:08 PM

Didnt notice the 3rd page. hers were VERY easy to notice tho, like there CREAMY WHITE, theres no missing it???

Skumbo · 02-17-12, 12:17 PM

others have seemed to answer everything else quite well, my only contribution is this:

many snakes wont feed when in shed (partly cause they cant see well, imagine trying to look through a milky white plastic wrap all day)

so i never feed during shed, though my little guy will take food whenever, i prefer to just let him shed in peace.

let us know if it comes off nicely, i'm thinking its just a little over-protectiveness that we new snake owners seem to always go to.. if the temps are off by 1 degree i get grumpy and try to fix it, lol.

kernel · 02-17-12, 12:50 PM

If you catch them right in the middle of being blue (which you did) their eyes will get real foggy. The only ones that you won't notice it on are white morphs like snows, blizzards, opals avalanches etc.

Lankyrob · 02-17-12, 12:53 PM

Personally i would bump the temps to 86-88 rather than 90, but apart from anything else she "looks" ok. hard to diagnose anything form a picture tho.

With my corns all three will eat whilst in shed so i still offer food - i do have the advantage however that if they dont take the food i have other snakes to offer the food to.

Kylie · 02-17-12, 12:59 PM

I skipped the feed, so should i feed her next thursday, right after she shed, or on the accual next feed date? ( 2 weeks from yesterday). and it hard to see anything, shes ALWAYS in her hide ( probibly cause shes blind as you all said) but the only time i can check on her is by bothering her under her hide. i was scared lastnight when i lifted her hide to check on her, she didnt move as she ussualy does when i lift her hide and her mouth was open!!! so i was a little freaked out! but she moved eventually. i did hear maybe a little "weesing" it sounded almost like a clicking noise????

Yess i am a spazz haha! i just want to know everythings ok, and im doing everything i can and doing it right!!

Lankyrob · 02-17-12, 01:10 PM

How often do you check on her? I literally only check on my snakes twice a week (if i see them out and about then i dont bother "checking", only when i havent seen them for 3-4days do i disturb them).

With the feed wait until the next scheduled date - easier on you to keep to a set schedule rather than changing it for a missed feed.

Kylie · 02-17-12, 01:14 PM

Well i havnt seen her out of her hide on her own in a little over a week....
So i check on her about every 3-4 days.

And ok that makes scence.

kernel · 02-17-12, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kylie

I skipped the feed, so should i feed her next thursday, right after she shed, or on the accual next feed date? ( 2 weeks from yesterday). and it hard to see anything, shes ALWAYS in her hide ( probibly cause shes blind as you all said) but the only time i can check on her is by bothering her under her hide. i was scared lastnight when i lifted her hide to check on her, she didnt move as she ussualy does when i lift her hide and her mouth was open!!! so i was a little freaked out! but she moved eventually. i did hear maybe a little "weesing" it sounded almost like a clicking noise????

Yess i am a spazz haha! i just want to know everythings ok, and im doing everything i can and doing it right!!

As unusual as it is for corns, that sound just like a RI. As soon as she sheds I would get her to the vet. Not to scare you, but I just had a baby corn die and it was doing the same thing. She died the same day she started doing that.

Kylie · 02-17-12, 03:08 PM

So i went to check on her today, and her eyes are not cloudy, all tho one of her eye looks a bit cloudy just on the top of it? ( her other eye is red(normal)) but it almost looks like she has a "skab" on the very top of her head, was like that when i got her as well ( about 2 and a half weeks ago) her skin looks almost normal color, not pail anymore...so maybe its not her time to shed? Maybe the heat helped cause it wasnt warm on the matt when i touched it before i turned it up. right now she is hiding in a plant???? never seen her do that before lol

**millertime89** · 02-17-12, 03:18 PM

They brighten back up just before they shed, its weird.

Kylie · 02-17-12, 03:36 PM

Oh ok so this is normal then?

**millertime89** · 02-17-12, 03:40 PM

yup, so is the her hanging out in the plant, she'll go where she feels comfortable, which is totally up to her and can be almost anywhere. Last night my retic decided under my pillow was a nice place to go when I let her out for some exercise.