My balls have just went through their first shed since I got them. The sheds werent very good ones because the snakes were somewhat dehydrated when I purchased them. I soak them regularly, mist their cage, etc. Hopefully the next will be better. What I want to know is how to tell if they shed their eye caps?? Ive read about this and was curious. Can you see the old cover on the eyes just like you can on the body? Ive not noticed a problem and they shed the rest of their head great. I just want to be more informed. Also, does anyone have a pic of a shedding or preshed eye just for comparison? Thanks!!
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eye caps??
twinsmom
Jun 08, 2003 12:23 AM
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dumergirl
Jun 08, 2003 08:57 PM
Simplest way is to look on their shed skin and see if the eye caps came off with the rest of the head skin, whatever you do don't panic and try to remove the eye caps unless you are 100% positive they were not shed! Even if they didn't shed they will probably come off the next time. In the event you are sure an eyecap was not shed and it is causing a problem try using a little scotch tape donut to gently pull it off, if it does not easily come off stop and get proffesional help. It is easy to damage the eye so be careful.
