My Boas eyes are cloudy!?

Question

Whats wrong with her?

my mom thought she had sand in her eyes, because she has baby blue calcium sand in her tank. and it looks like it has a blue tint


does anyone know whats wrong?
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phewwwwww


i got scared there :]

thank you!

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong with her.
She is preparing to shed her skin. Typical in a healthy, maturing reptile. The eyes usually "cloud" up (they are like contact lens) and the layer of cloudy eye will shed off first as she begins to loosen the skin from her face and she will "slip and wriggle" out of the dead skin.
All reptiles shed their skin as they grow, and they will continue to shed periodically throughout their life. As the new skin forms, a separation occurs between the new skin cells and the old skin cells that migrate outward. As the shed begins, the skin appears slightly dull as the separation between old and new skin begins. Over the course of the next few days the skin becomes opaque and the eyes turn a whitish blue. This whitish blue color change to the eyes is due to lymph-like fluid between the old eye covering layer and newly formed layer.

Answer 2

Nothing wrong, it's going to shed. It's outgrown the skin it's in.
Some of them get grumpy now so don't handle it until it's done.
It takes from a few hours upward.
Don't feed it now, it's won't eat until it's done, just provide it with rough things it can slough against to get it going - you'll see when it's ready, it'll start yawning.
Do yourself a favour and watch it when it does, it's an experience you won't forget.

They look blue cause now there's liquid underneath the skin, even over the eyes, which is why they're a bit grumpy, and their skin gets itchy to encourage the start of shedding it. The scale over the eye is called a brill.
It will start shedding from the head wdownward, peeling the skin inside out.

Be sure to check her when she is done, it's good practice to make sure the snake has shed it's entire skin.

Answer 3

I really don't have too much to add except to say that pretty much everyone on here is on the right track. Your boa will be shedding its skin in the next few days. Expect its eyes to clear up maybe a day before it actually begins shedding. Keep the humidity up and make sure it has a rough surface to rub against.

Answer 4

Hello..it's going into shed mode, could take a week or 2, just mist the cage daily or twice daily ..if it's an aquarium be careful things don't get soggy..& have a soaking bowl that the snake can lay in if they want to & yes, something kinda rough they can rub on, we have broken clay pots as their hidey huts so ours use that ...am not sure what kind of snake or size your snake is ..don't handle or try to feed @ this time, if the snake is big, let it swim in a tub or take a shower coupla times a week or so till they shed !! Take Care :)

Answer 5

what kind of boa is it? You might not want to use sand as a bedding. try aspen bedding or something. but snakes eyes get cloudy when there getting ready to shed. Maybe you should have got a garter snake or something.

Answer 6

Sometimes even if they've shed recently, the area of "skin" over the eyes doesn't come off as easily as the rest of it. You may need a trip to the vet to use a gentle pair of forceps to remove the not-yet-shed "skin" from the eyes.

Answer 7

She's about th shed! They shed everything including around the eyes, so those cloud up before the shed. Give her something rough to rub her head on to break the skin so she can shed right. Good Luck.

Answer 8

She is getting ready to shed. Give her rocks, jogs, and other things to rub on. Also, let her soak each day. (They like that anyway, so let her soak often!) Her eyes will clear just before shedding. Also, it is common for them not to eat when they are getting ready to shed, so don't worry if this happens.

Answer 9

She is going to shed her skin soon. Make sure she has some logs or rocks in her enclosure so she can rub herself against them. She alo can't see very well at this time so she may not eat.

Answer 10

Could she be about to molt? When the old skin is coming off, the eyes can look cloudy.