Won't let me help - any tips?

[Kodayin]

Mowgli has had her first shed since surgery. Went pretty well, there was some stuck shed and after two soakings I got a lot off. Now all that's remaining is stuck shed on her head and neck, I've held her by the neck, and got some stuck shed off her eyes, but eventually she wiggles her way through and wipes her head (sometimes hitting it)
Other times as I'm just trying to work on her neck so holding a bit lower, she'll push my hand/ shove it into objects, which really does remind you of their strength... She broke my pinky knuckle lol
Anyways, any advice on how to do about this without either of us getting hurt?

[MarkL1561]

Soak them long enough and it’ll come off. Just have them go through a towel to get it off. If there are retained eye caps use a q-tip. You may have to do multiple soakings to remove all the shed.


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[Zincubus]

Soooooo ... small patches of stubborn skin ( and any retained eye-caps) can easily be removed by wrapping the snake up in a damp / wet rough textured bath towel ...

Just let it wriggle around in the middle of the wrapped up towel and simple use any excess towel to recover the head when it pops out . A good five minutes will usually do the job


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[Kodayin]

Ive used qtips for the eyes, that's how I got some of the stuck shed off. I'll try use a damp towel so I I won't hopefully have to interfere anymore
Thank you!

[Kodayin]

Update:
I got all her stuck shed off, except for her one eye (the left has always been a problem for her since I got her sigh)
I've done every tip and trick, I don't know what else to do. The struck shed has gotten to the point where the eye is completely white.
She has a vets appointment next week, but I'm worried til then and not really giving up on getting the stuck shed off myself before then.
Anymore suggestions?

[Zincubus]

A quick soak then have a wet , rough textured towel at hand .. then immediately after the soak wrap the snake up in the towel and let it slither around ..... whilst it’s slithering around you simply apply very gentle pressure to the ‘head’ region then after five minutes or so the eye cap should have come off on the towel ..


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[Kodayin]

A quick soak then have a wet , rough textured towel at hand .. then immediately after the soak wrap the snake up in the towel and let it slither around ..... whilst it’s slithering around you simply apply very gentle pressure to the ‘head’ region then after five minutes or so the eye cap should have come off on the towel ..


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I've done that a few times now, that's how I got the stuck eye cap off her right eye. Her left is being a lot more persistent in being stuck...

[Zincubus]

I've done that a few times now, that's how I got the stuck eye cap off her right eye. Her left is being a lot more persistent in being stuck...

Maybe just repeat the process ... just be extremely gentle when applying pressure as it slithers through ..


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