First of all, I am extremely lucky in that my $40 second-hand normal bp, Nathan Scott Phillips, is totally idiot-proof. He turned out to be a she (though I have not been so kind as to inform the person I got her from) and is older than I was told (180g yearling is my vet's guess). However, she has been extremely good-tempered and has eaten regularly since I got her (for which I am unbelievably thrilled).

Having had her 6 weeks, I've been waiting on her to start shedding. I did not hold her tuesday night as I'd just fed her Sunday, but I looked in on her and saw her in her humidity hide (with wet sphagnum moss). Due to my ceramic heat lamp, I haven't been able to get the overall tank humidity above 35%, so I put in a couple of soaking bowls, mist the tank daily, put in the humid hide, and have soaked her a time or two (because she took longer than usual to poop, which made me think she was constipated and dehydrated even though her skin didn't indicate that). So anyway, last night I go to pick her up. She was in a ball, so I didn't see her head until she was in my hand, and then I saw that her eyes were clouded. It startled me to the point that I nearly jumped. I put her back in her hide, sprayed the moss, and left her be. My question is this... I know that they shouldn't be handled while their eyes are cloudy. I don't want to stress her out, but with my humidity only being 35% ambiant, I want to spray the moss at least once a day. How much is that going to stress her to pick up her hide box? Is there a better way? Also, I plan to soak her when her eyes clear, but should it be a soak or would a wet pillowcase be better? It's our first shed... I'm so proud and totally have no idea what I am doing.

Any help is appreciated.

Rachel