Really lovely post. The first time one of mine had a bad shed I took Ms. Grumpy out by hand and went to the sink to soak with her and rub her with my hands. Perhaps not the smartest thing to do (no way could I do this with my smaller python), but Inge and I get on well so she put up with me treating her without dignity. I likely would have stressed about it a lot less if I had read this back then.