so I took Roxanne to the vet yesterday in response to you(the forums) replies to how she was behaving...sure enough she has mouth rot according to the vet she had it before the breeder sold her to me,and was not showing symptoms,and under the stress of a new environment broke out full blown...the vet gave me antibiotics and that problem is solved for the moment...

but here's my question, according to the vet she's getting ready to shed (I noticed the dull skin color and how her eyes were becoming greyish,but her belly didnt seem pink)...but he was worried her eye caps were becoming retained, so he told me to apply mineral oil until they came off...

well in the confusion of taking care of my poor snake i forgot to ask the man HOW i'm to apply the oil...

so I'm asking you(the forum) what would be the best applicator...my bet is on a Q-tip...but i'd rather be safe than sorry and google seemed of no help on searching "mineral oil use for retained caps"

thank you all again,

Tiny