First shed

[Zincubus]

It can remove essential oils from the skin that aid the BP in shedding. Why would something be recommended that would cause the animal stress?

Is this scientifically proven theory , incidentally ??

I'm no expert by any means but I've been keeping all manner of snakes for many years and never , ever heard of this idea , especially as oil isn't soluble in water.

. I even tried googling it and the only links came back to this site ...

If it is correct , there should be a thread made explaining everything in detail and made into a forum "sticky" .