This is to get your snake ready for a shed or for a snake with to low of humidity in the cage: This works great if you use sphragam moss in your cage set-up. After you notice the eyes cloud over, put hot water (you need to see steam) in your snake's water bowl. then cover using a blanket(blamkets still allow for moderate air circulation). You will know if it is working when the glass in the cage fogs up. After the water cools you will be left with a mist on your glass. As long as you leave the blanket on top of the cage the mist will stay in the cage. Your snake will be moisturized, and ready to get the "old" skin off. One thing to keep in mind is you don't want mildew to build up so I really don't recommend leaving your cage misted for more than 12 hours (do it before you go to bed and remove when you wake up). Most snakes are very clever, and can tell the difference between hot and cold so don't worry about your snake trying to take a plunge in the hot water (it also cools very quickly). also within a hour or so after removing the blanket the mist on the cage will evaporate so there is no clean up. One more thing, this is a trick I also use to get my snake to get that shiny complexion if they are looking a little dull after a shed. Hope this helps