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Stuck shed on head?

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Okk so I came back from camping and my snake left me a little surprise! He shedded for the first time since i've had him. yaaay.
But there's a peice stuck on his head.
Like, behind his eyes and kind of on his neck.
Now I was gone for 3 days and my parents who checked on my snake didn't do anything about the stuck shed... but they don't know anything about snakes so i don't blame them.
So it's been on there for like 2 ish days.
:l

ANYWAYS.

How do I get it off? it's right on his head :l
I let him crawl around in a damp pillow case but that didn't work.

And I'm pretty sure it's not on the eyes.
But how can I tell to be sure? it looks like the stuck peice kinda starts right behind his eyes. And I cant find the peice with his eyes/nose on it.

The rest is in one peice.

So yeah, how do I get it off?

:) thanks~
 
Well you can put him in a small container with wet moss and leave him locked in it overnight. Or you can let him wiggle through a warm moist towel while you hold him. Or you can make sure his current humid hide is moist enough. Give those a try first. They are the most gentle and best route to go.
 
you can do as above or you could even get a small piece of duct tape stick it on there and gentally pull it off.It dosent harm the snake if you are carefuly. also works on eye caps!
 
Put him/her somewhere moist and it should come off, if not visit a doctor that specializes in reptiles.
 
You shouldn't need to consult a vet about one bad shed. It's very easily sorted at home.

The only time to worry is if eye caps or tip of the tail aren't shed. Even then, I usually find with tail tips that they come off with the next shed when repeated soaking doesn't help immediately.
 
persese101 said:
you can do as above or you could even get a small piece of duct tape stick it on there and gentally pull it off.It dosent harm the snake if you are carefuly. also works on eye caps!
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Seriously?

Applying duct tape to a snake sounds like a really bad idea to me. I wouldn't want to risk the tape pulling scales loose or worse, tearing the skin. Especially right after a shed when the skin is tender.
 
GothPixel said:
Seriously?

Applying duct tape to a snake sounds like a really bad idea to me. I wouldn't want to risk the tape pulling scales loose or worse, tearing the skin. Especially right after a shed when the skin is tender.
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Totally Agree! Not Cool, it is almost like putting Duct tape on your lips to get lip stick off! It hurts and sometimes grabs skin and bleeds! OUCH!
 
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