ive never tried it but i'd think rubbing it with thimbles or anything rough could potentially damage the snakes eyes.

recently i was given advice from a bp.net user to put a little A&D on the eye during the shedding cycle. they told me to do it once a day till she shed. i only did it once and it worked perfectly. she was a new snake and seemed to have a couple stuck sheds. i tried the humidity box, soaking, spraying but the only thing that worked was the A&D.

good luck!