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My BRB, only had him about 2 weeks now, but he came with an eyecap still on. It kinda looks like a raisin. He eats well and fast and is so sweet so I'm not sure if it's bothering him. He spent the night in a damp pillowcase with some roughish type towels which were also damp, hoping to have him brush the caps off.

Still they remain and I probably shouldn't be alarmed until after his next shed. He recently found his humid hide too so maybe that will help quite a bit. His enclosure is at 90% - 95% and a heat gradient of 75 - 86 degrees. Sound about right? I'm new to BRB's.

Any thoughts?
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- theJam

Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rainbow Randolph
Creamsicle Corn Snake - Mr Tasty
2 Ball Pythons - Mr Slithers and Mr Roberts
1 Green Tree Python - Yet unnamed!
2 Pacman Frogs - Smacky the Frog and Dennis Hopper
3 Red Eyed Tree Frogs - Dusty Bottoms, Ned Nederlander, and Lucky Day

It's under red-light... sorry!

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- theJam

Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rainbow Randolph
Creamsicle Corn Snake - Mr Tasty
2 Ball Pythons - Mr Slithers and Mr Roberts
1 Green Tree Python - Yet unnamed!
2 Pacman Frogs - Smacky the Frog and Dennis Hopper
3 Red Eyed Tree Frogs - Dusty Bottoms, Ned Nederlander, and Lucky Day

LOL, that pic didn't help, I think I found the head but not even sure of that...

For the retained eyecap, usually will come off with subsequent sheds as long as cause was poor humidity and that was fixed. Make sure to feed him well to induce growth and a quick shed. If still retained, there are a couple of tricks I know....

1) if there is any edge of scale shown, and you can get hold of it, you can manually pull it off DUH - GENTLY

2) scotch tape trick - touch the retained cap with the sticky side of scotch tape and that may allow you to pull it off. I personally have never tried this so can't give you any additional details

I did have one adult (Savannah) come in all crusty and dehydrated with retained caps and wrinkled scales etc. Simple feeding and keeping her in proper caging, two or three sheds later and WOW!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I'll second that: provide the proper BRB environment and the problem should resolve itself. Like Dave, I got a nice girl in kinda rough shape. Not as bad as his, but the typical problems caused by an aquarium, screen top and ceramic heating element. Completely wrong environment for this species, mine came in with rough, dimpled scales, underweight and stuck shed/eye caps. Her owner was afraid of her because she'd grown nippy. She was actually just hungry, she's a doll. Humidity, proper housing and few sheds have made a world of difference. I cant wait until a few sheds more, she'll be stunning.

Regular light pix, please!

If you try to pull it off make sure the snake has been in a really humid hide/cage prior to trying to remove it. This will help losen it making it much easier to remove.

My spotted pythons as babies sometime would not shed the end of their tail. I would take them to the sink and run water over it, and it would pull right off.

I would not try to run water over an eye, as you will end up with a very mad snake that will bite at everything.
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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

Mike,
...We have not seen a Spotted Python PIC on here in awhile?
Jeff

>>If you try to pull it off make sure the snake has been in a really humid hide/cage prior to trying to remove it. This will help losen it making it much easier to remove.
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>>My spotted pythons as babies sometime would not shed the end of their tail. I would take them to the sink and run water over it, and it would pull right off.
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>>I would not try to run water over an eye, as you will end up with a very mad snake that will bite at everything.
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>>Mike
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>>7.13 BRB
>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>1.0 Cal. King

I begged Mike to post pics a couple weeks ago.
Beautiful snakes. I was considering getting an Antaresia sp.
(but decided against it ), so I was even more interested in seeing his spotteds:

forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1517894,1518381

Thanks,
Ed

>>Mike,
>>...We have not seen a Spotted Python PIC on here in awhile?
>>Jeff
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>>>>If you try to pull it off make sure the snake has been in a really humid hide/cage prior to trying to remove it. This will help losen it making it much easier to remove.
>>>>
>>>>My spotted pythons as babies sometime would not shed the end of their tail. I would take them to the sink and run water over it, and it would pull right off.
>>>>
>>>>I would not try to run water over an eye, as you will end up with a very mad snake that will bite at everything.
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>>>>Mike
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>>>>7.13 BRB
>>>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>>>1.0 Cal. King

Those pics were a bit old - I need to get more pics of most all of my snakes.
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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King