Hi all. I havn't had time yet to search thru the forum and probably won't for a little while, so I'm throwing this out there in hopes of a quick answer.

I've recently, and somewhat unexpectedly, "inherited" a ball python. Was always on my list of critters I'd like to keep some day, but pretty far down the list, so now I'm reading up everything I can find on proper care.

Anyways, I've had the snake for a couple of weeks now and he's having a bad shed. I know the why (low humidity), and how to avoid it in the future, but I need to know when to take a more active hand, and just what to do. He (she?) started shedding Tuesday, and by now all the old skin is off except for his head and of course the troublesome eye caps. I tried gently peeling off what was loose, but of course the snake did not appreciate this (wasn't hurting him at all, just didn't like it) so I didn't want to press the issue.

So what's my next step from here? I'm keeping the tank around 70% humidity (I think, he keeps knocking down the hygrometer) with a wet towel covering most of the screen top, and he's got a heated covered bowl of water to soak in when he wants.