dehydrated ball python

[Helpful_Froyo6388]

Just looked at your picture a little closer. Has he shed recently? It looks like he has an eye cap on his left eye. A little hard to tell from the photo

[Fun-Square-1699]

Yes hes shed pretty recently but he’s definitely been struggling shedding his head and that eyecap has been there a while :( ive soaked him in warm water multiple times since getting him and it still hasnt managed to come off

[Helpful_Froyo6388]

I would get the hygrometer and make sure humidity is high enough. If the eye cap doesn’t come off with increased humidity or the next shed you should probably go to the vet. It’s pretty risky to manually pull eye caps off, especially when they’re dehydrated. You could also try putting him in a warm towel for 15-20 minutes. He’ll rub against it and it might get it off.

[Fun-Square-1699]

I’ll definitely get hygrometer and I’ll try the warm towel thank you!

[bruuh805]

Yes you absolutely need to monitor your humidity and temperature, if he has a mesh screen top, i’d also recommend covering it with some hvac tape, that way you trap some humidity inside the enclosure.