I'm currently taking care of two, healthy blue tongue skinks at the moment that are not handled very often, so they are a little skittish.

Well, I took them out and held them a while today and noticed that they both have old skin stuck around their ears and legs. I tried to gently rub off the skin, but they both jumped as if I had accidentally caused them pain. I'm not really experienced with lizards so I thought I'd ask you guys what I can do. Would soaking them help?