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Kingsnake shedding problem?

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my king snake shedded everywhere but it still has some skin over one eye what should i do?

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  1. Soak your snake in warm water for 10 to 20 minutes three times during the day in a separate container. The water must be shallow enough so that your snake won't drown. Try to remove the eye caps after the third soak. Gently rub a clean, soft and dry rag or a warm wet cotton ball over the snake's eye caps. They should come off easily, but if they don't, don't force them. Repeat the soaking the following day and try to get the caps off again.


  2. Since your snake is having a bad shed take a plastic box, large enough for your snake to fit in it comfortably but not a whole lot of moving room.  Get the short boxes for soaking snakes…the box should be about the height to go under a bed.  Drill several small holes along the sides at the top for airflow.  Put about a half inch or an inch of lukewarm water (about 80 Fahrenheit) and put the top on the plastic tub and “soak” the snake for about 30 minutes (changing the water every so often if needed) only 30 minutes because you really don’t want to soak kingsnakes very long…they are desert animals.  The reason to do this in a plastic tub with only a half inch or inch of water is because it's the humidity that this creates that helps the skin loosen and come off easier for your snake.  

    If the eye cap doesn’t come off don’t worry about it too much they will usually come off with the next shed.

    Good luck.

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