So, my ball python began shedding around Thursday last week. I waited the day, then checked on her, with the intent of cleaning out the enclosure. Inside her hide I found several pieces of skin. She has always had clean sheds. This is the first time she's shed in pieces.
I've had the humdity up to around 70%, though it does go higher. I've been doing that since I saw her milky eyes and washed out coloring. And I've been checking every hour.
She still had a piece on her, from her mid-head to the base of her neck. So I dampened a piece of paper and gently let her run through it, and carefully massaged it. It seemed to loosen the skin, so I returned her to her enclosure. The next morning I checked, and she was still shedding. So I repeated the previous process.
She's still shedding TODAY. I didn't want to give her a bath, since there's a whole different range of opinions on the temperature of the water, and because I knew it would stress her out. I did it today, and while it loosened her skin further, it still didn't come off, even when I was drying her off.
I'm not using the pillowcase method. I have no access to sphagnum moss, which I would have used in a hide if I did (the pet store doesn't carry it). I've read that you can't actually help take the skin off, because it hurts them more, though I've also read that people [on here] do it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks so much in advance.