Stuck shed appears to be peeling. Advice :)

[Naom9Anne]

Hey guys, I have posted about my bee before but there has been some progress in my little guys stuck shed today.

I got him out today and he had a flap of shed hanging off his nose so I popped him in a bath and tried to remove it but it was securely stuck to his nose and I didn't want to risk removing a scale. There is also shed hanging up from the back of his head but it is facing the wrong way to assist it off and I cannot get any loose near his nose to try to remove the shed.

He's very calm, seems quite happy, eats, doesn't hiss or go into a defensive strike mode during any of this intrusion of me on his face. I was planning on leaving it well be but as it is slowly coming off I wanted to see if I could help it along.

I am right to be under the presumption that peeling /rubbing it backwards towards his nose would be more of a detriment and holds more risk than benefit?

Any advice would be great

[DooLittle]

Have you tried the damp pillow case to see if that helps?

[Naom9Anne]

Yeah tried that too, would a powerade bath help to hydrate and loosen to help me assist do you think?

[shadowsnakes]

Soaking reptiles in sports drinks is controversial at best. The sugars in the drink can remain on scales and invite infections and irritation. I have heard of this for severely dehydrated snakes but not to remove stuck shed...

Socka in warm water bath, add a few paper towels and let the snake move between them. A damp pillow case also works extremely well.

[Naom9Anne]

I'll try both again to see if I can get this shifted for him

[mechnut450]

I have also placed a tea towel in the pillow case to have extra area for rubbing on. I have not had issues in the recent past to require the pillow case lol. ( I been using it more to caught wild snakes in )