eyecaps not coming off

i was on vacation last week while my bp Rex was shedding (this is the first shed as i havent had him long). i had somone vivisting every day and misting into the tank but when i got home the shed had come off in many small bits and some of it remained. the tail seems fine but the eyecaps do not appear to have come off. i have tried to soak him in hopes that he could get them off but it hasent worked...what should i do?

thanks
mike

My vet recommended a few drops of mineral oil on each eye.

I would just leave it, they will usually come off the next time he sheds. Nothing really to worry about, just make sure you get him a humid hide or get the humidity higher (hard to do in a glass enclosure) when the next shed rolls around. Good Luck.

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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper

I would just leave it, they will usually come off the next time he sheds. Nothing really to worry about, just make sure you get him a humid hide or get the humidity higher (hard to do in a glass enclosure) when the next shed rolls around. Good Luck.

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exactly, listen to him...the exact same thing happened to my Ball and once the next shed came around...it was off...nothing to worry about at all...good luck.

Yes; just make sure you humidify your snake at the first sign of an oncoming shed. I put plastic wrap over my tanks' screen lids and spray it down, while using a good humidity-retaining substrate (cypress mulch.) I never have bad sheds; i can almost guarantee that this will work if you do it the way I do.

I think at about my BP's second shed, his eyecaps didn't come off. I put water on them and gently rubbed them and they came right off

Its really not tha big of a deal but:

If it really bothers you. Take some eye drop not medicated ot anything just like contact saluation. Drop some on the eye and let it soak in. Then with a wet q-tip rolling the Q-tip between your fingers GENTLY start on one of the sides of the eye and roll it across the eye. (Tip: if you are rolling the q-tip away from you them start at the front of the eye and move the Q-tip back.)
If it is working you should see the eye cap wrinkle and then start to roll off the eye. As it comes off keep the q-tip moist with the contact soluation and keep working at it. Don't get in a hurry and if it starts to come off but want finish. DO NOT pull. Put your friend back in his home and give him a humid hide. It'll come off in time.