I have never seen Shahrazad soak, but when he is in shed, once a day or so, I will take him out and while holding him I will dip my free fingers on my other hand into his water dish and wet my fingers and then gently rub the moisture into his skin. Of course, I always make sure his water is fresh. He seems to really like it and seems to be really curious as to why he is getting wet.

But the upside is that he is healthy as can be and has never had anything less than an ideal shed. I don't know if there is a causal or correlative relationship there, but it doesn't seem to hurt him.

Rachel