Alternative eyecap removal

[carpy]

good thread mate, but photos arent working for me

the last time i had to remove an eye cap was from a 5 foot male Crotalus durissus which presented some interesting challenges

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by carpy

good thread mate, but photos arent working for me

the last time i had to remove an eye cap was from a 5 foot male Crotalus durissus which presented some interesting challenges

arrrrrrrrrr...they will be back on the 30th of novemeber....i uoloaded some scanned images for the forum last night and too many people viewed them at once....thus exceeding my upload limit...so they ahve blocked my photos for a month

[Grond]

Photo testing!

Hatching on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[MissyBats]

I will be back later to look at the pics
thanks!
x

[Malc]

Originally Posted by Malc

I must admit I wished I had seen this thread a few moths back. My 18 yr old royal retained an eyecap 3 sheds ago. I couldn't remove it so rather than risk damage and stress, left him alone, hoping that it would be shed next time (which has happened in the past) - regretfully it didn't so now he has two retained caps which give the eye a silvery sheen. He does seem to react to movement on that side so I don't think he is going blind.

I got some of the Viscotears and applied a large blob yesterday evening. I've left him in his viv overnight. I've re-applied some more now (having now just got in from work) but there was little in the movement of the old eyecaps. Is it just a case of constantly applying the gel, or does this process only work on "soft" scales after a shed ?

Just wanted to follow up on my earlier post:

I applied the gel for three days and nothing seemed to happen, the retained caps did appear to be a little more transparent, and a few days later he started to go into shed.

Well today I came home to find that he had managed to shed most of his old skin off in one piece, something he hadn't done for a long time, and the best bit is that all the retained eyecaps have come away... he looks stunning (hope to put up some pictures soon - shame I didn't take a before and after set).

This treatment works, even if you apply it and then let the snake do the rest rather than try and physically remove it, and would recommend it to anyone who has the same problem with any of their snakes

EDIT - inserted picture

[.:reptiles:.]

make this a sticky

[Malc]

Originally Posted by .:reptiles:.

make this a sticky

it already is !

[wildlifewarrior]

thanks....and yes double sticky for this thread

[ViperLover]

Originally Posted by .:reptiles:.

make this a sticky

I can tell your a noob...



Good thread WLW.

Ive seen videos of Viperkeeper removing eyecaps with tweasers....Odd. :S

[kirkipswich]

I have a royal been trying to remove his eye cap with this gel for two weeks no joy should i just leave him untill next shed I don't want to damage his eye