no need to answer your first question since the previous poster was bang on with that one. about the fact that you thought it was in shed but not any more. that's normal. when they are going into blue (shed) their bellies will start to turn pink or even redish. at this time you might start to notice that their skin is a little bit drier then normal. soon after that their eyes will cloud over ( this is where the term "blue" really starts to make sense. by this time you should have already bumped the humidity up to 80%. it's common for them to soak in their water bowl during this period. some do, some don't.
usually a day or two before they drop their outer skin they will clear up. to the point that they don't appear in blue anymore.
sometimes it's clear when they are in blue. sometimes its not.
i check on my snakes daily. and still get the odd surprise shed every once in a blue moon. keep in mind they don't all shed at the same rate. nor does the same snake shed at the same rate every time.
another thing i might add is that when their eyes are clouded over they are pretty much blind ( as if their eye site wasn't bad enough as it is lol.)
you will find that they can be pretty grumpy when they are in blue as it can be very uncomfortable for them. keep your handling to a minimal during this period as it can stress them out quite a bit.
i hope this description helps and welcome to the wonderful world of royals. careful as its very addictive.
john