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    Re: My BP just shed for me for the first time! Question:

    There are some different ways to tell if the eye caps came off or not:
    -If you still have the shed skin, you can look for the head piece and see if they are attached.
    -Look at the eyes. Even though their eyes are black, the surface should appear somewhat shiny and smooth. Look around the outer edge of the eyes. Sometimes you might see little flecks of skin where it looks like it tried to come loose, but it didn't come off. If part of the eyecap came off, but not all of it, you will usually see a line running across the surface of the eye. It will almost look like a tiny hair laying across the eye.

    If there is a stuck eyecap, or you aren't sure you can:

    -just leave it alone and let it come off with the next shed.
    -loosely wrap the snake in a warm, wet towel, and let them crawl around inside of it for a few minutes. This can help with both retained eyecaps and stuck shed. Once you wrap your snake in the towel, you can then place it in another container. Some people will put the towel and snake in a pillow case, tie it off.(not too tight, you may not be able to get it untied). Personally, I have some extra holding tubs and just place the snake and towel in one of those for a while.
    -This next method, I have never tried before. This will require a steady and gentle hand, and there are a number of people on here who use it. That is to take a Q-tip, dip the cotten tip in mineral oil, squeeze it out, and lightly brush the Q-tip across the eye a few times to try remove the eyecap.

    If you choose to wait till the next the shed, your snake will be ok...
    "Cry, Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war..."

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