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my python has a problem, he didnt show any signs of going into a shed or if he did i didnt see them(no defication thought i saw blue eyes but couldnt tell), but he went into his shed i believe but his skin is not comming off, hes been like this for a few days. yesterday and today i soaked him for about 15 mins each time in warm water, i can see a little of his skin is peeling in a very small patch on his side, what should i do? keep soiaking and assist him in getting it off or just keep soaking him and let him work it off himself?

defecate until after they shed. If he has only been in the blue for a few days then you should just raise his humidity into the 75-80% or so range and leave him alone for a few days. They can take two weeks or so from the time their belly turns pink to the time they shed (a week or so from the time they go milky eyed)with no problems. One of mine just started turning pink on the belly on April 2nd, milky on the 8th and shed on the 15th. If I misread your post and there is definitely something wrong then some more details might be helpful.
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Let him work it off himself. You probably soaked him enough, just leave him for a few days and see how it goes. He should be fine by now anyhow. Let us know how he is.

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Keep the humidity up and just wait. I wouldnt even bother to soak him. The larger snakes seem to take longer to shed also.

For future reference, you will notice the belly turning a rosy pink color first and the snakes overall color will darken. Then the eyes will blue up for a couple days. Next the eyes will clear up, but the snake will still be pretty dark and its skin will have sort of a dullness to it, not at all like its usual luster. In a few days (longer for the big old ones) the snake will shed.