Hey hun, my little anery's (i know its a colubrid but just for comparison) eyes clouded over...cleared the day after then he shed the following evening. Although i've known some peoples snakes to take a week from the eyes clearing (after the clouding up)

Probably refused the food due to the shed yeah. I feed mine after a shed as they're usually ravenous or at least act it..hunting behaviour lol.

Other than what you're doing i'd just ask have you got lots of things for her to rub on in the viv, just to help her shed a little?


Katie

 

can take easily upto a week after eyes go cloudy. they will go back to normal and she will shed after that. sounds like your doing everything right though mate so dont worry and yes she prob refused coz of shed.
They will shed more or less compared with the amount of food they eat

 

just now opaque? 3-5 days till he sheds usually. don't worry. it's no biggey.:no1:

 

As above.

You can feed them again as soon as they've shed - there's no minimum time to wait or anything.

 

he might be a little testy for a couple of days, like PMS!:lol2:

 

Indeed. Try not to handle or disturb it more than you need to until it has shed

 

dont panik if it takes a little longer though coz your doing everything right by the sounds of things. My stripe tail took a week and half recently, didnt think she was gonna bloody ever get round to doing it

 

They shed depending on how fast they're growing. My boa is 2 years old and still sheds every month. As they get to their fully grown size they only shed a few times a year unless they're getting really fat.

As others have said avoid handling your boa until after the shed. The eye caps over their eyes make their eyesight even worse than usual and they feel very vulnerable so may strike out if you handle them. Also I think I read their skin is itchy which makes them irritable but I don't know if that's true.

 

cool thanks for the advice. she was a bit jumpy when i opened the viv today so I was being extra careful

Was defrosting a rodent for her then noticed the cloudy eyes. Are they grumpy even after the eyes clear up ? So best not to handle her till shes shed? Its all very exciting seeing her cloudy eyes.

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Thanks

 

cool thanks for the advice. she was a bit jumpy when i opened the viv today so I was being extra careful

Was defrosting a rodent for her then noticed the cloudy eyes. Are they grumpy even after the eyes clear up ? So best not to handle her till shes shed? Its all very exciting seeing her cloudy eyes.

:lol2:

Thanks

Yes as they can't see they can be a little scared and see everything as a potential threat so may lash out. It's a stressful time for them.

 

she may look like a completly dif snake once she has shed

 

Yup, once shed they are at their brightest, that's when you get the camera out and post pics!:no1:

 

Yeah she'll look beautiful once she's shed, it's always nice to see how shiny and new they look. I handle mine the day after they shed and they always seem fine.

 

shed

Yeah thats def the best time to take pics, but i do tend to give mine a couple of days before handling just to make sure they`re not still a bit sensitive as my carpet usually is after a shed. Be gr8 to see the new pics when they get posted.:no1:

 

Excellent I'll have the camera ready and bore people here with more shots lol

 

Can't wait for the pics!

With my purple-albino retic his eyes don't cloud over and I have no way of knowing when he's in shed so I do all the wrong things, handling, feeding etc.etc. Never seen a snake like it.