grey eyes

[pythonpower]

My new guinea carpet had grey eyes and looked like he was about to shed and was aggressive and such so i thought he was about to shed and i left him alone. but i had an extra rat so i fed it to him and now his eyes are fine and not grey at all and hes not aggressive. why were his eyes grey can anyone tell me.

Also like i said he did eat a rat so im happy he got out of the mouse phase. so thats an update to my last post.

Temp is about 85, humidity is 50-60, 40 gal long enclosure.

thanks

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[Shadrach]

Yeah he's about to shed. The clearing of the eyes comes right before the old skin comes off. He was aggressive because he couldn't see you and thought you were going to eat him. Since his eyes cleared he's cool with you handling him again. Usally anywhere from 3 to 7 days before the shed will come off.

[Reptscue]

A lot of snakes go grey then clear up for a couple days, then shed. Does he have access to a large water bowl for soaking?

[pythonpower]

yes im also getting a water spayer bottle thingy...lol..(i don't know the name of it)....for hime im going to spray the cage down about 2-3 times a day. if hes about to shed. He is also looking skinny....sorry no pic....ive had him for about 2 months and all hes eaten is a mouse about 3 weeks ago and a rat last friday. can someone help. he just doesn't seem as active as he used to.

[Reptscue]

Beat me to it Shad.

Python,
He could have parasites.... I'd take a fecal sample to the vet.

[pythonpower]

i dont know of any rep vets in this area.

[Reptscue]

Well, you need one.
Try looking here
www.herpvetconnection.com

[pythonpower]

he also used to lie in his water bowl constantly but about a week ago he decided he didn't like to soak anymore, so i dont know whats up. i thought because he was always in his water bowl he had mites but i looked in the water and i saw no mites. so thats another problem.

plus my biggest ball python hasn't eaten in about a month so im a little worried about that because compared to my other BP he's anorexic. the people i got him from said he ate perfect.

Last problem my big snake ate his first mouse for me about 3 weeks ago and still hasn't gone if you know what mean.

Thanks for all the advise, i know its alot.

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks

[pythonpower]

thanks there is one right down the road and i just called them and left a message.

sorry it took so long for me to talk about this i was scared that ya'll would think i was abuseing the snakes. but i know im not and im starting to get pretty worried.

[Reptscue]

He could have been getting ready for his shed.
I forgot there is a vet listing on this site. Just go into the caresheet area at the top of the site and go to the misc. listings.

[pythonpower]

yah i found one.

if he was getting ready for a shed why would he get out of the water and stay out.

can anyone help me with the other problems.