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21-Oct-07, 09:28 PM
|  | bored!!!! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender:  | | |  snake sheading and on eyes
hey guys, my first post...woot...anyway, i have 2 spottedpythons and my male is bout the shead, only thing is...is that he will be sheading over excess scales on his EYES...  ...and i have tryed so many things to get the scales off his eyes but he bit me every time i tryed to bath him, wash him and etc etc.
what will happen to my lil fella...???
Cheers,
Luke
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21-Oct-07, 09:30 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: kellyville,sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | |
moist cotton bud dabbed on "spectacle" will help remove
i have done this many times
it works
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21-Oct-07, 09:34 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Alice Springs Gender: | | | |
Be very careful, you might damage his eyes. Do as SnakePimp has said but try putting your snake in a damp pillowcase for a while first. If you are not confident in your ability in removing the spectacle without hurting your snake, get expert help.
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21-Oct-07, 09:39 PM
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The next shed will take it off generally. Make sure you mist the snake or soak it in water 12 hours (or thereabouts) prior to sloughing to help loosen it all up.
What $NaKe PiMp is saying is also correct, but be very sure you know what exactly you're pulling off the snakes eyes. I've heard some shocking horror stories in relation to this - some of them have even been done by vets who don't quite know what they are doing, and you'll end up with a blind snake.
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21-Oct-07, 09:42 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: kellyville,sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | |
yeah be very careful,
ive done it to geckoes too
only do it as last resort though
keep tryin bathing and the wet pillow case technique
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21-Oct-07, 09:44 PM
| | bored!!!! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | |
ok...i don't feel to confident about what snake pimp said but thats anyway. 
moosenoose: do i have to soak him in a dam pillow case for 12 hours or is that before he sheads...message confused me  should the water be warm???
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21-Oct-07, 09:47 PM
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Firstly welcome.... If he hasn't shed yet it may come off with the next shed, if not see above, i'd only be repeating what they've said
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21-Oct-07, 09:50 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke1  ok...i don't feel to confident about what snake pimp said but thats anyway.
moosenoose: do i have to soak him in a dam pillow case for 12 hours or is that before he sheads...message confused me should the water be warm??? |  Sorry, no, just for a few hours - 3 or 4 even Also just make the water slightly warmish to take the cold chill out of the water. Use that to soak a pillowcase and stick the snake in there and back into your enclosure - that'll help keep it warm also.
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22-Oct-07, 08:50 AM
|  | Frenchie Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | |
Welcome to APS
As you have noticed, many people will try to help...
My little contribution to your issue:
Turn the pillowcase inside out so your snake won't get annoyed with loose threads or inside the small pouch within the pillowcase.
But as it was said before, the old scales should come off with the next shed.
Good luck and keep us posted.
Cheers,
Yann.
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22-Oct-07, 04:54 PM
| | bored!!!! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | |
thanks for your help guys...this is alot quicker then another forum
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22-Oct-07, 05:37 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-04 Location: The far and bewildered mountainside of the strange region of Carpathia Age/Gender: 34 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke1 he will be sheading over excess scales on his EYES... | He wont be shedding OVER excess scales, he'll be shedding UNDER excess scales, which is good. As long as you have the right balance of heat and humidity then the old scales should come off with the new ones. You dont want the enclosure to be too dry or warm else the snakes shedding oils will dry out prematurely and the skin wont come off easily.
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25-Oct-07, 07:58 PM
| | Frenchie Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 34 | | | | Any News
Hey Luke...
Any news about your lil fella?
How did the shedding go...?
Y.
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