My and my fiance acquired 2 young ball pythons. They are both very curious when out of the cage, both eat very well and they are totally nonaggressive. Occasionally they get spooked and recoil quickly, but other than that they are just awesome.

One shed right after we got them, the other started to show signs of shedding like the eyes weren't clear, skin was a little rough and so on. We let him be for the most part. Used some warm baths and sprayed my hands with the spray from pet smart and let him mostly run through my hands. I know you aren't supposed to handle them when shedding, but I thought he should have shed already.

So last night I looked into his dwelling and noticed his eyes were no longer fogged up. I thought maybe his skin was in his hide so I wanted to get it out. To my surprise, there was no shed in the enclosure. I took him out to take a good look at him and he began to try to burrow through my hand with his nose. He kept this up so I let him do it. Eventually he began to peel back his skin and started to shed. I know you are not supposed to pull the shed off so I didn't. He stayed in my hands and continued on. At one point I put my index and thumb to make a circle for him to help out. He completely shed in my hands! Only one break, but mostly a complete shed. When he was done he explored for a few minutes, then came back to my hands and rubbed his head against them as if he may had an itch, but my fiance said it looked like he was showing appreciation for the help.

Is this normal?