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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:39:39
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| After returning from doncaster with a beautiful baby female spider I noticed my male royal appears to have a small 'dent' in his left eye I'm really concerned about it, is it something I should be? If so what can I do? I'm keeping a close watch over him as he is starting to go into shed hoping it may clear up. |
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:48:53
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| Hopefully it will probably be a dent in the eye cap that he is about to shed, wait until he has and check again |
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Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:49:06
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Hi, I've never seen this myself, but have heard that it can happen when a snake is going into shed and should disappear after shed.
Hopefully someone with a bit more knowledge should be along soon. All the best! |
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Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:50:39
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| Sorry, Robert, we overlapped! |
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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:56:37
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| I'm hoping its only the eye cap too noticed it as I was feeding him and my partners corns, I've never noticed the dent before when he goes into shed notice things more now he is much bigger as opposed to when I first had him |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/09/2010 : 21:58:48
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| It can be to do with a lack of humidity/dehydration, give it a few days to settle in and see if it changes. |
 
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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 26/09/2010 : 22:06:18
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| Ok, I've got him a bigger water bowl and he seems to be drinking from it regularly, I've got him on aspen bedding which I suspect is why there's little humidity, I tried him on tree bark as it was more moist but he was having trouble shedding not sure what to do |
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mischang
Yearling
United Kingdom
482 Posts |
Posted - 26/09/2010 : 22:25:36
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| one of mine had the same i read online some where dab it with baby oil just a dab so i did and within 4 hrs it was gone never had it since but it was when i first got him and he had retained shed since i've had him he has clean sheds , but worth knowing i think |
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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
39 Posts |
Posted - 26/09/2010 : 23:24:53
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| Yeah definitely worth knowing at what point during shed did u do this? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/09/2010 : 07:38:26
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| If he's drinking lots I'd say he was likely a little dehydrated. |
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fiestastlou
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/09/2010 : 09:37:58
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| oh no dont say my baby cecils dehydrated :( hes always got fresh water out of a big bowl? and his bowl is on the cool end so the heat mats not making the water warm? is it posssible they can get dehydrated even if they have water and its always changed? |
  
09 Royal Python normal - Cecil
10 Royal Python Spider - Skye
09 Amel Corn - Syd
10 Snow Corn - Jenny
10 Butter Motley Corn - Philip |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 13:45:04
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| Why, has Cecil also got a dented eye? |
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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
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Posted - 27/09/2010 : 14:29:43
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| He appears to have a dented eye would it be that he has rubbed it on a bit of his log of wood he climbs around on? Will have another look at him this evening |
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fiestastlou
Yearling
United Kingdom
201 Posts |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 14:47:39
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| royal mikes my OH BE ;) lol cecil the snake with the dent is our cecil :( |
09 Royal Python normal - Cecil
10 Royal Python Spider - Skye
09 Amel Corn - Syd
10 Snow Corn - Jenny
10 Butter Motley Corn - Philip |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 14:55:14
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| Oh right, sorry. You could try giving him a swim in a washing up tub, this would help if it is dehydration. |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 14:55:48
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| PS. and yes, some don't drink enough, even if it is available for whatever reason. |
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fiestastlou
Yearling
United Kingdom
201 Posts |
Posted - 27/09/2010 : 15:02:40
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| cool we will try that, we will have to wait til tomoro tho as he ate yesterday :) |
09 Royal Python normal - Cecil
10 Royal Python Spider - Skye
09 Amel Corn - Syd
10 Snow Corn - Jenny
10 Butter Motley Corn - Philip |
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mischang
Yearling
United Kingdom
482 Posts |
Posted - 29/09/2010 : 09:34:20
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| sorry not been on a few days well it was when we first got him and it was a retained shed so i left him aweek to settle and see if with proper temps and humity it would go back to normal it didnt so i did it on 1st handle so i was a bit worried lol . |
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royal_mike_85
Snake Mite
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 23:55:39
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| Update on Cecil the dent in his eye has gone after he recently shed was another bad shed however he's all good now : ) |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/10/2010 : 06:44:49
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| Good news about the eye, if it was a bit of dehydration, that may also be the cause of the bad shed? |
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fiestastlou
Yearling
United Kingdom
201 Posts |
Posted - 04/10/2010 : 09:31:22
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| the day before he shed he was laying in his water bowl so we didnt bath him in the end, as we thought his laying in his bowl would help, he then went into shed, it wasnt going great so we got some moss and out that in his hide which worked a treat and got pretty much all of it off, exept the tip of his tail n a mincule bit on his back which came off no probs with a wet towl :) |
09 Royal Python normal - Cecil
10 Royal Python Spider - Skye
09 Amel Corn - Syd
10 Snow Corn - Jenny
10 Butter Motley Corn - Philip |
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