Shedding question
 

A friend of mine was snake sitting and Diego started to shed. When I picked him up there were pieces of the skin but not an entire shed. He has pieces on his skin that I can see and heard that soaking him would help. Is this true? Is there anything else I can do to help him shed? thanks a ton
Andrew

Make sure he has plenty to rub up on
Mist the cage for humidity
Yes, soaking is good.

The best way to proceed will depend on how much retained skin he has. if it is just strips on his back, belly, and/or sides, soak him for a while (45 minutes or so). you can then put him in a pillowcase with a damp (wet, then rung out) towel. Obviously, you will need to tie, tape, or otherwise seal the pillowcase. then put it in his enclosure, if there is room - if not, find a place with suitable temps to leave it. If there is still unshed skin on the face, I prefer to remove that manually after soaking (actually, I usually do it all manually, if it is needed - it is easy, and pretty much like peeling a sunburn...everybody likes to do that, lol), just to make sure the eyecaps are off and the nares are clear. If you have a rubbermaid or sterilite container with a top, use that for soaking - it will be more effective at softening/loosening the unshed skin than just putting him in a basin of water. Be careful with water temperature. you don't want it too hot or too cold.

Thanks for the advice guys, it worked great!

I was also trying to help
my little girl (Jack) she was having
an awful shed, retaining about 80%
of her shed on her back. I was trying
putting her in her hide with a warm moist
towel, soaking her and all to little relief.
So when I read this I figured why not try
the pillow case. It worked like a dream
YEA !!!!!!!! Thanks so much Harald.
I have tried to deal with this for a week.
She looks great and seems so much happier.
I just went in and took her out and other
than her normal hissing like she is a 20 ft. long
monster she is beautiful.
I am a boa person, and she is my first ball, I now
know she needs a little higher humidity. Lesson
Learned.

Ginger