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IMO
at Sun Feb 15 21:57:26 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by IMO ]
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A common problem encountered in captivity include retained eye shed (spectacles) and mites. When snakes shed their skin, the layer of skin over their eye is also shed, and can be clearly seen when looking at a piece of head shed. Always check your Ball's head shed to assure it has shed the spectacles. If one or both spectacles have been retained, bathe the snake again in warmish water (NOT hot water) for about ten minutes. Before returning it to the enclosure, place a dab of mineral oil on that eye with a cotton-tipped swab. The spectacle should come off within twenty-four hours. If it does not come off, wrap your four fingers with transparent tape, sticky side out. GENTLY rock your fingers from left to right (or, from nose to neck) across the eye; the spectacle should come off. If this does not removed the spectacle, then seek veterinary assistance.
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- Eye Caps and First Bath - butterlexyfly, Sun Feb 15 17:11:17 2004
 RE: Eye Caps and First Bath - IMO, Sun Feb 15 21:57:26 2004
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