I have my first retained eye cap to deal with and could be doing with a bit of help. I have just watched a video youtube of someone removing their snakes eye cap using a q tip, but i am not sure how i should hold my snake to stop her moving and not hurt her and is there a high chance of getting bit when doing this, thanks for your help.
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retained eye cap help
- Thread starter talc22
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Nanci
Alien Lover
And this is a thread about how I treated a snake for retained spectacle under veterinary care. I imagined the vet would try to remove it, but apparently the safer course was to keep it VERY moist, prevent infection and hope for a rapid next shed.
wendhend
Kind of Corny
The easiest way to remove retained spectacles and any other remains from a bad shed it to let the snake do the job itself. Just get a pillowcase wet, place the snake inside and secure the end. Let it slither around in there for an hour or so, and your snake should work off the retained cap on its own.
that would be worth a try, have you had any success in removing eye caps this way
Cattsy
New member
One of the guys at our local pet store that is fairly herp knowledgable helped me when my King had retained both specs.
Used the wet pillowcase (not sopping wet, but good and damp don't want to drown it), put the snake in the pillowcase and an elastic (loosely, not super tight, the idea is to hold the opening snug, not tight, you WANT the snake to be able to get out) around the end Put the whole shebang in her viv and left her for a few hours. She explored around and wriggled her way out the elastic at the end and in the process rubbed off the retained shed.
WOrked for me!
Used the wet pillowcase (not sopping wet, but good and damp don't want to drown it), put the snake in the pillowcase and an elastic (loosely, not super tight, the idea is to hold the opening snug, not tight, you WANT the snake to be able to get out) around the end Put the whole shebang in her viv and left her for a few hours. She explored around and wriggled her way out the elastic at the end and in the process rubbed off the retained shed.
WOrked for me!
thats sounds like a great idea, i will give it a try and let you's know how i get on. thanks.
wendhend
Kind of Corny
It's worked for me every time. I also like that it is less invasive for snake and easier for the owner than trying to manually remove them.
ok on my first atempt she was out of the pillow case in a few mins so i put her back in the case and put her back in her tank. she has been in the pillow case for over an hour now and isnt try to get out infact she is not moving around at all. should i just take her back out?
Dorgrim
Science nerd, Art nerd
Another thing you could try, which is what i do now every time my snakes go into blue. Ive made a shed box. I took a large tupperware bin and filled it with crumpled moist paper towels or sphagnum moss. The moss being contained and kinda course gives the snakes something to rub on and, sense using the shed box (which i can take out clean easily or use on the other snakes when needed) ive yet to have another retained eyecap or nostril scale 
Good luck! its always worrying
Good luck! its always worrying
wendhend
Kind of Corny
if you can see it's loose around the edges, you can probably gently wipe over it with a wet wash cloth and remove it while it's still moist and loose.
wendhend
Kind of Corny
medusacoils
Mr. Enigma!
Damp Q-tip. I deal with these once in a while, for whatever reason. I usually wet the cap with a bit of water, several times a day and let the snake try to work it off by it self. If after 3 or so days, it doesn't come off, I grab a Q-tip and wet it. I usually gently rub it over the eye a time or two and the cap comes right off.
Wetting it for a day or two prior usually loosens it right up and they slide right off. The key word is gentle!
That's the way I do it.
Wayne
Wetting it for a day or two prior usually loosens it right up and they slide right off. The key word is gentle!
That's the way I do it.
Wayne