well it was a bad shed. he got everything off his head though, eye caps and all by the time i woke up and just hadn't shed from the neck down. I gave soaked him for a while and then he shed (in pieces) most of the skin on his body. There is still some left on him, about an inch or two of his body down to his tail still needs to shed. Nothing was stuck anywhere else though. I'm giving him another soak real quick to hopefully lose the rest. Otherwise he looks healthy. The coloring on the top of his head looks a little different, but I assume that is because sometimes coloring changes after a shed. If I'm wrong, let me know.
oh and if i stop using the lamp, what can i do on the cool side to make sure the temps are ok. it goes down to 70-72 on that side without it and I have only been able to get it at 80 by turning the lamp on.