Spraying the snake down just before shed is usually a little to late. In my experience if it is a dry time of the year (which here in south florida it always is in an air conditioned house) once the snake starts to go into "blue", I soak the bedding (aspen) with a good misting. I do this every other day until the snake sheds. When I've done this I've never had a snake retain an eye cap. Also this works great for correcting snakes that have stuck eye caps when or if you miss them going into shed. I can honestly say I've never had a snake retain an eyecap on top of another and I've never had to manually remove one using this technique. This can be a problem if you are using newsprint or any other paper substrate and you must also change the substrate out completely once the snake has shed to prevent any mold from growing.



As far as your current issue, leave it be. There is no reason to stress out a gravid snake.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto

J&K Reptiles



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