Rescue with Bad Eye Caps

[Bogertophis]

A little bit of stuck shed came off just the center top of his head, just like four little dots, no where near the whole head. I have no experience with layers of eye caps. The only time I ever dealt with it was with my Dekays who just needed help getting an otherwise healthy shed going past his eyes. So my eye cap guess could easily be way wrong. I did see that eye crease thread. It didn’t even occur to me it could be the same. I’ll go back and check it out again. I may try the scotch tape just in case and I promise I will in no way be aggressive. Do you think it’s okay to let him rest for a few days first though? I don’t want to stress him out to much right now. If it’s important to figure out the eye thing ASAP I will though. Thank you!


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I'm not seeing stuck eye-caps either but it's hard to be positive, & there's nothing wrong with trying a damp towel either (if/when you suspect stuck eyecaps);
I really think he just has some harmless creases in his eyes, that in time with good humidity may or may not disappear.

As far as using "scotch tape", all you do is touch it lightly to the eye...the eyes obviously must be dry, not damp, or tape won't stick at all, & as I said, I've used this
method successfully with eye-caps that lingered to gently lift them off...but never with "layers of eye-caps", that would best be resolved by an experienced herp vet.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this, then don't. But it's also the least disruptive way...you gently cup the head with one hand, & use the other hand to touch the
tape. I agree that he'd love to rest for a few days with proper warmth & humidity now that he (or she) is in safe hands...but in my experience, the longer you wait to
remove eye-caps & old un-shed skin, the harder it is. So it's your call.