Quote Originally Posted by hoo-t
Why not? Personally, I'd much rather see someone leave it on than have an inexperienced person permanently blind their snake trying to remove it.

One must be 100% certain that there is a retained eyecap before attempting to remove it. And the snake is not likely to cooperate. I've heard some real horror stories about snakes that no longer have eyes because someone tried to remove retained eyecaps when there were none to remove. Provided there is proper humidity during the next shed, the snake will shed the retained cap on its own. That's the safest way to remove them!

That being said, what I generally do is let the snake hide its head in a wet bath towel in my lap for 30 minutes to an hour, then VERY GENTLY rub the eyecap off with a wet q-tip. PLEASE do NOT let anyone convince you to use tape!!!!!

Steve
You sound a bit extreme. My snake has always cooperated, sometimes she would jerk her head, but that's her instinct...she know's I'm trying to help her out. And I don't know who would confuse a retained eye cap for something else? The eye is either black (normal) or has a layer of skin over it - not rocket science. And I would peel the eye cap off with my hands, I just make sure the area is damp...and to do that, I let her swim around in the shower for about 5 minutes, then take her out, that is all.