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Hi All,

Fairly new owners of a 3-4 month old corn snake and a week or so back, I noticed on his one eye he has a very tiny white spec that sometimes shows up (almost in the middle), other times perhaps rotates out of position slightly and can't see it if you hunt, then may appear again if you really look. Almost looks like a tiny glare he'd get from the light hitting his eye; but a spec. Took him to our vet for a quick wellness check and she said both eyes looked good, she said likely a tiny scar when born, or perhaps a spec from the coating or whatever (can't remember the correct terms now) from when he/she was born that didn't come 100% off; at any rate, she said he should be just fine, nothing to worry about. Anyway, new to the forum and just wanted to say Hi and say something (unique perhaps??) about our little imperfect snake, who thus far, has been just perfect - great temperament, great with being handled by all of us and a fun little active guy to watch. He's won all of us over big-time already.

Sounds like it may just be a bit of stuck eye cap from his last shed. Keep an eye for when he goes into the blue phase and increase humidity till he sheds, once his skin clears up (usually go blue for about a day or two then a few days after that, the bluish cloud over his scales and eyes vanish, he should shed not long after that). Making sure the humidity is a bit higher than usual with mistings or providing a moist hide, will ensure a nice complete shed. If the spot on his eye is stuck shed, it should come off with his next shed.
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