Hello,

Care is no different than any other snake. The eye socket should be healed over and basically appear as if there is just scales over where the eye would be. Does yours have an actual pocket/socket where stuff could get trapped in there? If so, then I would recommend keeping the snake on newspaper or corrugated to ensure nothing gets in the socket cavity. (of course, I recommend those substrates regardless.)

One-eye is generally a genetic flaw and is inheritable, although a snake can also lose it's eye from trama and infection. I personally believe it is un-ethical to breed a one-eyed snake.

Pictured here is our one-eyed (pet only!) sunglow boa. She is thriving and doing well, acts just like all the other boas. She does tend to tilt her head up on the side with the eye. When she sleeps in her hide, she keeps the no-eye side facing out (she thinks what she can't see, can't see her). I always offer her food coming in from the side with the eye so she sees it.

Good luck!
-April

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