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I have tried everything i know, soaking in hot water and everything, but there is still about a 1/4 inch of shed on my normals tail, and this is the third time this has happened, is it going to harm him or what do i need to do, it looks like there are a couple layers and its hard, i can't seem to get it off, i thought i was getting it off before but i guess not....HELP!
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A.J.
0.1.0- Fiancee- Emily (LOL!)
1.0.0- Amel Motley Corn- Valentine (R.I.P 5/20/05)
0.1.0- Snow Corn- Artica
1.0.0- Normal Corn- Ember
1.0.0- Ball Python- G.T.
1.0.0- Bearded Dragon- Stang
2.0.0- Chihuahua- Nightro, Parker
1.2.0- Cats- Mollie, Sammie, Clowie
0.0.12- Fish- All Unnamed

Have you tried baby oil? Use that and a rubber glove and work it off with your hands. If not I'd take it to a vet.
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Cory
Corns(Adults)
1.0 Snow(Ghost)
0.1 Banded(Rogue)
0.1 Blizzard(Storm)
Corns(Sub-adult)
1.0 Bloodred het Pewter(La Magra)
1.0 Anerythristic (First egg ever hatched)(Sam)
Pythons
1.1 Ball(Wolverine & Jubilee)

actually no, didn't think of baby oil, i might have to take him to a vet, his tail looks bad
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A.J.
0.1.0- Fiancee- Emily (LOL!)
1.0.0- Amel Motley Corn- Valentine (R.I.P 5/20/05)
0.1.0- Snow Corn- Artica
1.0.0- Normal Corn- Ember
1.0.0- Ball Python- G.T.
1.0.0- Bearded Dragon- Stang
2.0.0- Chihuahua- Nightro, Parker
1.2.0- Cats- Mollie, Sammie, Clowie
0.0.12- Fish- All Unnamed

You can also take something like a sterilite container and place very damp paper towls, newpaper, wash cloths, or a conbination of all of them, and place the snake in the container for a couple of hours. Works better then just water because in addition to having a very moist enviroment, you have something that the snake can crawl through for resistance. Good luck.

Steve