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Dent in eye scale of snake?
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In Relation To:
Scarlet
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This seems like a silly question considering I've owned snakes for almost 3 years now. But I have a new addition, my 24" female redtail that's had a dent in her left eyecap. Should I just be upping her tank's humidty? Spray it down more? Just curious because she's on her second shed and thought it would pull out the first time she shed. Anywho, if someone could help me out with this silly dilema it would be appreciated :)
Thank you. Megan
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Assisted Answer
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3/14/2010 1:54:59 PM
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shellboa
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A dent can indicate thatthe humidity is too low, the snake is dehydrated, has retained eye caps or worst case an eye trauma. I would up the humidity, keep on top of the clean fresh water and put a dab of mineral oil on the eye(s)
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Author Comment
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3/14/2010 3:14:23 PM
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EbonayiasGirl
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Sounds good. I caught her drinking this morning. The dent doesn't look as deep or bad so I'll just keep an eye on the water. I think I need a bigger dish because even though the heat lamp is on the other side of the tank it gets bone dry every 4th or 5th day. Anywho, I wet the tank down, the dish of water is full, now to keep an eye on it :). Thanks for your response.
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Accepted Answer
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3/14/2010 5:09:06 PM
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amarilrose
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I would raise the humidity, as shellboa said :)
Personally, I'm not one for using any oils or topical treatments aside from good clean water, unless there is an specific medication for a specific condition.
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Member Comment
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3/16/2010 9:25:16 PM
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amarilrose
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Actually, I should have said, to deal with the eye dent quickly, I would soak the animal for a while (no particular time length) to give her a quick humidity boost & then I would make sure & raise the humidity in her cage somehow. :)
If she's in a screen-topped enclosure, you may have to try to rig something over the screen to retain more humidity, like a sheet of lexan, or some tin foil (not my first choice but I have heard of it working). One way or another, with the water bowl evaporating as quickly as you've described, there can't be very much humidity staying in the cage. Good luck! :)
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Member Comment
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11/21/2012 12:45:12 AM
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redboy
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Its a common problem . Just spray the enclosure with some water and make sure the animal has a large dish to drink from , in your case maybe a 6" dish filled a third of the way up . More importantly make sure your animal is not over heating as high cage temps will bring on dehydration rapidly . If the eye cap does not pop back out you may have to find a better way to keep humidity up and if it doesnt pop out by the time the next shedding cycle comes she may not shed well and have the eye cap stay on , now we have a problem . so buy a cheap hygrometer to tell you what the humidity is and find out what it SHOULD be and adjust things as needed . Let us know how it goes .
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