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my baby BRB just shed today. it came off in 2 peaces. the body and the head, i still havent found the head. it looked like there was still shed on the eyes, so i peeled the shed off, and it sill looks like there is shed there. is there a second layer of shed that i dont kno about? or is it nothing? what do i do?
thanx
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

Nevin,
I would'nt do anything immediatly but increase the humidity to near 100%. If after a couple of days that does'nt work place the snake in a small rubbermaid shoebox with a soaking wet towel and leave for several hours. If that does'nt do the trick what I have done (I really hate to recommend this) is firmly secure the head with one hand and control the body with that hands forearm, take a tissue and wet it thouroughly and with the other hand GENTLY brush it against the eye cap until it comes off. This should be a last resort. Remember, gently.
Hope this helps,
Paul

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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

don't try to tweez it, or pull it off with tape. that just won't have a happy ending.

DO - soak your animal in room temperature water (the snakes room temp. not yours) for a couple of hours. it should come off on it's own after that. if it doesn't, apply a dab of neosporin(without pain reliever) to the eye cap a couple of times a day...it should come off in a few hours.

good luck, chris

iv never herd of using tape, but i have used tweezers b4, that went of with out a hitch, but hes to small to do it, adn i dont think i would.
thanx
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

If the humidity is too low the eye can dent and wrinkle and that can look a lot like a retained shed. This will go away on its own with the right moisture. Your humidity is probably too low already if he retained the cap once or possibly twice.
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