The about the past week my Desert Kingsnake has had milky eyes. I assumed it was going to molt, so I didn't feed it, made sure it had water, kept it more humid, etc. Today the snake has crystal-clear black eyes, but I can not find any skins in the cage. Is it common for the milky eyes to go away before shedding?
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Milky no more
swankerme
Jun 19, 2008 02:50 PM
Replies (8)
charleshanklin
Jun 19, 2008 02:58 PM
Yes. It should shed in the next couple days.
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don't marry the cow when the milk is free when the milk drys up it's time for a new cow
DMong
Jun 19, 2008 03:33 PM
Yes, just as Charlie stated, they typically shed two to five days AFTER the eyes have totally cleared again, depending on their activity level, temps, etc...
When I had my big back yard, I could tell exactly when they would be ready to do so, and would sometimes let certain snakes crawl freely under my supervision and watch them shed and poop!.........but NOT necessarily in that order!..LOL!
~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
EddieF
Jun 19, 2008 06:53 PM
Doug, come on, man. Knock it off. Your photos should be in textbooks, field guides, whatever. Unreal. You should be getting paid.
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Patton
Jun 19, 2008 07:29 PM
Speaking of SMOKIN' photos! Nice Corn pic!
-Phil
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Work is the curse
of the drinking class!
DMong
Jun 19, 2008 09:12 PM
Thanks a bunch, Phil!,.....I really apreciate it.
Good luck with all the cool stuff you have this year!
~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
DMong
Jun 19, 2008 09:09 PM
HAHA!,...I really appreciate the photo compliment there Eddie!,......I only wish ALL my efforts looked similar. I do a lot of deleting junk photos too!...
later!, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
EddieF
Jun 19, 2008 09:15 PM
That's the beauty of digital photography, to me anyway! I'll go fishing for a day, take about forty pics, delete all but three or four and people go, 'wow you always take great pictures!' Uh, not exactly!
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DMong
Jun 19, 2008 09:18 PM
n/p
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
