Re: Indigo eyes

Posted by marco on March 15, 2001 at 20:29:01:

In Reply to: Indigo eyes posted by Steve on March 12, 2001 at 17:04:12:

: I have a pair of indigoes,they eat ok but when they have eaten,they rub there eyes on the cage floor is this normal,as the females eye looks sore,is this normal behaviour for this type of snake,as i am new to Eastern indigo snake keeping.
: Ps The Females eye is clouded,even after just sheading.
: Hope you can help steve
Try the technique described by VWillis. Yes, be very careful. You do not want to "force" a retained eyecap. That can do bigtime damage. I have noticed my indigi to be proned to this, even though the cage humidity is ample. I think there may be other factors involved other than humidity. Anyway, the clouded eye appearance I have seen with Indigos. Even after a shed eyecap. This is usually a cataract, which I also beleive indogos may be prone to getting. It usually worsens and does not improve. Snake can eventially go blind as a result, since they cannot see past the cloudy part. Hope this helps.
marco

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: : I have a pair of indigoes,they eat ok but when they have eaten,they rub there eyes on the cage floor is this normal,as the females eye looks sore,is this normal behaviour for this type of snake,as i am new to Eastern indigo snake keeping. : : Ps The Females eye is clouded,even after just sheading. : : Hope you can help steve : Try the technique described by VWillis. Yes, be very careful. You do not want to "force" a retained eyecap. That can do bigtime damage. I have noticed my indigi to be proned to this, even though the cage humidity is ample. I think there may be other factors involved other than humidity. Anyway, the clouded eye appearance I have seen with Indigos. Even after a shed eyecap. This is usually a cataract, which I also beleive indogos may be prone to getting. It usually worsens and does not improve. Snake can eventially go blind as a result, since they cannot see past the cloudy part. Hope this helps. : marco

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