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    Re: Help!

    Quote Originally Posted by sufficio View Post
    It takes some time, if the shed isn't coming loose on its own, then the best thing you can do is keep the snake hydrated and on its next natural shed, the stuck shed should come off too. You don't want to force the shed off, it could hurt the snake.
    Agree! ^ ^ ^ You can damage the eyes...I've heard of people accidentally removing more than just the old sheds & injuring the eyes. I know one member here took
    her snake to an experienced herp vet to deal with this problem, but I don't know if you are lucky enough to have a skilled vet where you are? First keep trying the extra
    hydration...giving the snake a "humid hide" may help too. You don't want to blind the snake by being too aggressive about removing old shed from the eyes, and you
    could also introduce an infection, which would make the snake even worse off than doing nothing.

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