My snakes eyes look like they are punctured.?

Question

One friday i was feeding my snake and he didnt eat the mouse. I looked to see if he had mites but he didnt. So i checked his eyes and they looked punctured. Im going to take him to a vet. But what could of happened? And how can i prevent it?

Answer 1

im not sure wat the puncture would look like but i know that they get bluish eyes when shedding and won't eat, but if thats not it i guess the vet would know

Answer 2

i think you should take your snake for a check up at the vet.

Answer 3

he probably just had a bad shed last time (the eyecaps might not have come off) it usually fixes itself during the next shed.

as far as the eating is concearned if he is an older snake dont worry too much about it not eating...snakes go on hunger stirkes all the time. i had a ball python that didnt eat for almost a year...i have another one that just got off of a 6 month hunger stirke. i had a blood python that went on a hunger strike for 5 or 6 months. my adult kingsnake went on a hunger strike for about 4 months. snakes just do that. unless your snake is losing muscle mass i wouldnt worry about it too much. if your snake goes for over 6 months you might consider taking it to the vet. dont offer it food too often you will stress it out...just offer it food as normal...no more than once a week.if your snake is used to being handled a lot go ahead and handle him normally.

good luck!

Answer 4

its probably is getting ready to shed or had a bad shed last time. itll probably fix itself the next shed. but u should still take him in just to be sur.

Answer 5

look at its eyes closley my ball pythons eyes have gotten dents in them before and that might look like a puncture.

their eyes get dents in them if they get a little bit dehydrated.

check the humidity in the snake tank and soak the snake in water. here is a good link on ball python care.

http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide...