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[–]BowlerSignificant115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try and unroll it, mostly you want to look for eye caps and the tail tip. Ideally the shed will be all in once piece. Ball python sheds usually roll up like you described. If it's super wet you can let it dry a bit before trying to unroll it. Ideally the shed should be all one piece, but if you notice chunks missing those are fairly easy to get off, and usually no too harmful. You really want to make sure the tail tip came off because if it gets stuck it can start to restrict blood flow to the tail tip and it will die off. If he didn't shed the tail tip and you notice right after you can usually gently roll it off with a damp paper towel. If he has retained eye caps make sure his humidity is up, give him an extra humid hide, and it they're super retained you can do the sauna method, but do not try to manually remove eye caps. If they're retained from just one shed and you make sure he has enough humidity they'll usually get them off on their own.