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My ball python is wheezing and has eye dents (he is near shed but I'm still WORRIED)

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My 7 month old ball python has cloudy eyes with very small dents. Not as drastic as some pictures I have seen but still very worrisome since I have never had this problem before. He is due for a shed now, but could it be a humidity issue? he eats every week like clockwork and stays in his almost all the time. I worry that my hygrometer may be inaccurate. Also when I took him out today, I noticed not only the eye dents, but he is wheezing and whistling when he breathes!!! It's not every time, I put his head closer to my ear and it stopped, but when I set him back down on the floor I noticed it again. I checked his nostrils and I don't see any loose shedding or anything. I am very worried it could be an infection or parasite or a reaction to his new bedding. His previous owner had used the exact same kind of bedding with no problems. Can anyone give me some advice???
 
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You will usually see the "denteded" eyes on stuck shed or stuck eye caps. Though you cant see it I would imagine that the whistling is due to the up Coming shed too. It may turn out that this is a stuck shed so your python couldn't even begin to remove it. If that's the case a good old soaking in a warm bath and a helping hand to remove it should be in order. Firstly try misting the viv/tub down with a spray bottle and leave it a few days to see if he manages to complete the slough cycle himself if not go for the nice long warm soak.

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I'd also suggest a 25 minute soak ..

I have done the occasional 25 minute soak , in 86F temp water , in a sealed container - obviously leaving air space at the top but if it's a few inches deep they tend to happily spend most of the time underwater.
I have a container that has clasps on the top so it's safe to place it in the towel cupboard - which is warm and dark .
They wiggle about looking to escape for a minute or two but quickly calm down . On release I have a wet , rough textured towel ready and let the snake slither continually through the towel , when it's head appears I simply cover it up with the towel .
Anyways after the soak any dead skin or retained eye-caps simply cokes off on the towel ( has to be rough textured obviously )



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