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Posted by Fredrick Albury on November 29, 2001 at 19:04:57:

In Reply to: retained eyecap on my Indigo posted by Dean Goudie on November 28, 2001 at 19:56:54:

: Hi Guys;

: My male eastern 'Tango' just went through a shed which came off in pieces as opposed to the usual intact shed. Had him out playing with him tonight for awhile & noticed a white thing hanging out of his eye. Guess where it shows up so good against a black snake I friggin near freaked, they don't look nearly as bad on a Corn.

: Anyway I moisted my thumb, sorta rubbed around his eye a little till a small shed of skin came out then I veeeeeeerrrry carefully removed it, it came off like a contact lens. My question is ; Is this common in Indigos? Did I do the right thing removing it as opposed to letting it come off on it's own? And ;How can I prevent this type of shed from happening again??

: As a lot of you know I'm fairly new to Indigos so bear with all my questions ;-) I LOVE this breed of snake I can understand why people are so excited when they get one.

: I also learned tonight you should not feed your Koi while sporting an Indigo around your neck, I didn't realize it until Tango lunged after my 12 inch Koi when he surfaced to feed & almost caught it too. Won't be letting THAT happen again. LOL

: These guys keep you on your toes I tell ya.

: Anyway any comments on the eyecap issue are more than welcome.

: Thanx
: Dean

Dean,

This is a VERY common malady of Eastern Indigos, and in fact all Drymarchon. I Beleive that the route cause is low humdidity levels inside the cages. I usually try to provide a higher level of humidity in the cage via a Rubbermaid hidebox filled with moistened spaghnum moss. This seems to really help. I ONLY put this box in when the Indigo goes into a blue or shed cycle. In the advent that I forget, I use a set of tweezers, and GENTLY pry the eyecap off working from the inside of the eye to the outside. Useing fingernails or thumbs isnt the best idea, again, this is just my opinion. You can scratch the lens if not carefull, and it may take repeated attempts.

I am REALLY glad to hear you like your Easterns so much. They are GREAT snakes, arent they? Take care ALL.

Fred Albury

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: : Hi Guys; : : My male eastern 'Tango' just went through a shed which came off in pieces as opposed to the usual intact shed. Had him out playing with him tonight for awhile & noticed a white thing hanging out of his eye. Guess where it shows up so good against a black snake I friggin near freaked, they don't look nearly as bad on a Corn. : : Anyway I moisted my thumb, sorta rubbed around his eye a little till a small shed of skin came out then I veeeeeeerrrry carefully removed it, it came off like a contact lens. My question is ; Is this common in Indigos? Did I do the right thing removing it as opposed to letting it come off on it's own? And ;How can I prevent this type of shed from happening again?? : : As a lot of you know I'm fairly new to Indigos so bear with all my questions ;-) I LOVE this breed of snake I can understand why people are so excited when they get one. : : I also learned tonight you should not feed your Koi while sporting an Indigo around your neck, I didn't realize it until Tango lunged after my 12 inch Koi when he surfaced to feed & almost caught it too. Won't be letting THAT happen again. LOL : : These guys keep you on your toes I tell ya. : : Anyway any comments on the eyecap issue are more than welcome. : : Thanx : : Dean : Dean, : This is a VERY common malady of Eastern Indigos, and in fact all Drymarchon. I Beleive that the route cause is low humdidity levels inside the cages. I usually try to provide a higher level of humidity in the cage via a Rubbermaid hidebox filled with moistened spaghnum moss. This seems to really help. I ONLY put this box in when the Indigo goes into a blue or shed cycle. In the advent that I forget, I use a set of tweezers, and GENTLY pry the eyecap off working from the inside of the eye to the outside. Useing fingernails or thumbs isnt the best idea, again, this is just my opinion. You can scratch the lens if not carefull, and it may take repeated attempts. : I am REALLY glad to hear you like your Easterns so much. They are GREAT snakes, arent they? Take care ALL. : Fred Albury

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