Why I hate people

[Gorillafist]

I just got a baby BP from this girl. The little guy was stuck in multiple sheds. Really old hard aspen with more sheds in it. No UTH or even lights. A terrible water bowl and no hide. I told her what she was doing wrong trying to help educate her. She got pissed and stopped talking to me telling me she knows what she is doing. So I made a fake number told her she needs to get it to someone who can actually care for it. Got the little guy and his set up for 150

After I gave him a bath and actually got him in a proper set up. I wrapped a warm wash cloth around him and he practically did the rest to get his shed off. He wasn't happy with me getting anywhere close to his head so that I will work on today but he is more active and looks a little better
Head still looks bad but I'm going to have someone run a fecal test for parasites and what would you guys recommend for the eye caps?! Sorry for the long post lol
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[Annarose15]

He actually looks like he might be getting ready to shed again. I would provide a humid hide in his enclosure and a bowl big enough to soak if he pleases. I wouldn't soak him deliberately again, so maybe his next shed will go better (along with the eye caps). The humid hide will also help him work off what's left that's stuck to him.

[cinnamonpython]

use a warm most washcloth and gently rub if that doesn't work you will have to use tweezers to remove them.
i hate people who do that to their snakes i am glad you got that little one of her hands.

[Mike41793]

use a warm most washcloth and gently rub if that doesn't work you will have to use tweezers to remove them.

no!!! Definitely do not use tweezers unless you really know what you're doing. You could rip the scale that goes over the eye right off. Just leave the eye caps. Provide him with a simple, clean setup and the eye caps should come right off with his next shed.

[cinnamonpython]

i meant using the Twizzlers as a last resort

[Mike41793]

i meant using the Twizzlers as a last resort

Oh ok. Well you made it sound like "Use the wash cloth and if that doesn't work, you'll have to use tweezers"

Personally, id just leave them be until he sheds.

[Annarose15]

i meant using the Twizzlers as a last resort

I doubt Twizzlers will be any better than tweezers. The OP is better off waiting until the BP is rehydrated and has gone through at least one shed before trying to forcibly remove the eye caps. As Mike said, it's way too easy too permanently destroy the living scale that protects the eye.

[SnowShredder]

Yeah don't use tweezers, for real. With good humidity it should come off with his next shed

[DooLittle]

NO tweezers!!!! Leave them alone. Give him a humid hide, and so long as humidity is right he should get them off next time. Messing with them can do more harm than good.

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[meowmeowkazoo]

i meant using the Twizzlers as a last resort

Kudos to OP for picking up this poor baby.