Sorry for the extensive read:

So, ever since I ever got my snake Rico, he has had shedding problems. I have done everything I can to make him able to shed in one piece but it has never happened in the 3 years I have owned him. Although very healthy, strong, and active, he just has issues shedding.

Right now I have a bit of a problem pertaining to his shedding issues. Everytime he sheds I usually soak him in a tub of warm water and then let him pass through a rag and it gets everything off in a couple passes. The problem is, about 3 days ago he shed, and I did the usual and everything came off except his head.

Now he has had retained eyecaps from the past shed which I/He could not manage to get off and now this shed is stuck on his head (first time a shed isn't coming off from his entire head) and it's also covering up his eyes. I tried every trick in the book (of course excluding the stupid ideas like using tweezers and such, which I will never do) including, a warm soak and then the use of the rag, moistening a pillow case with warm water and letting him sit in it for a while (this helped him get a start on the nose, but no-go on the entire thing).

Am I missing something? Is there something that I can get to help him shed better? As I said I have tried everything that I have read on here, and heard from snake owners and nothing seems to help his shed problem, and now it is causing a bad issue because I don't want eye caps to back up on him.

Once again sorry for the long read, and thanks for any help.