Bad corn shed or not?

[Cirith Ungol]

I'm leaning towards that my baby corn had a good shed but I still want your oppinion -

When I realized the snake would soon shed its skin I moistened the tank 2 times the following days in order to make the shedding easier on the snake.

As suspected it went well and all the skin is in one piece... except that the left eyelid is missing. It's basically just that single piece of skin thats gone, maybe some other adjecent piece too which I didn't notice, but otherwise I have all the skin from the snake.

Now I'm wondering, is the left eyelid is still on the snake or not? As I said, all the rest came off just fine, in one piece and without a tear. I've looked on all the obstacles the snake could have rubbet itself against to see if maybe the eyelid was hanging there somewhere, but I couldn't find it. I didn't sift through the substrate though, it's pine shavings (yes, and that type of pine shavings is fine for snakes) and the snake could have dug also in order to get rid of the skin but I won't be able to find it there since it would be like looking for an eyelid in a haystack.

I checked closely on the snake to see if I could see any sign of the eyelid and the skinpiece to be there but the left eye area looks just as smooth and nice as the other side and I didn't even see any kind of fluff or threads sticking out from the skin.

I've tried a short bath with some head dipping and then I handled the snake afterwards and let it rub it's face against my fingers but nothing happened.

IF it's still there, how can I tell? What should I do?

If it's still there, when does it become a problem?

The tank is still moist and I'll keep it that way the comming days. There are plenty of hard sharp objects (namely rocks) in the tank where the snake can continue rubbing if it needs to.

Any suggestions?
Thanks
C

 

[Schlyne]

It sounds like it has come off.

If it is still there, there should be a noticeable difference between the eyes. One eye should appear rather dull and the other eye should be bright and gleaming.

If you're still unsure, you can take a wet washcloth and gently swirl around and over the eye. If the eyecap is still there, it should come off. If it hasn't, you won't be hurting the snake.

As for the pine shavings, I wouldn't use them.

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Both eyes look just equally crystal clear and bright, as does the skin arround them.

(Pine shavings - It's basically the tree bark and the most common sort I get here is widely used, has been used for a long time and is also used by some real national snake veterans. I don't know what exactly the tree is called somewhere else but whatever that may be, I've personally kept my snakes on that substrate for over a year and not seen any ill effects.

I would not however change it to any other bark or shavings from that family of trees, because I know of the health risks. It seems the local sort is less potent.

All snakes feed in boxes with no substrate.)

 

[ingas866]

The problem with the pine is that they have oils and pitch that can hurt reps. You can use news paper but you are in another country you need to find out the type of ink used. If that will not work use papertowls. That would be my last thing to use. As for the shed it sounds like it is a good shed. If you see that the eye is wrinkly and blueish then the cap is still there and like allready said wash is.

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Thanks. So I conclude it's a good shed then.