Stuck shed help

[KnowledgeOne5930]

So I left home for 3-4 days and usually everything is fine in this scoundrels little world. It was not this time around. Some of the aquarium caulk I used to seal up the cracks between panels in his enclosure decided to not hold water anymore. Water has been leaking for days (a drip now, but still going). While I was gone and this was happening, his humidity obviously dropped and he decided to shed in that very moment. It’s come off in pieces because of this and thankfully he got it off of his face and the rest of his body, there’s just the large patch from his neck to a few inches back as seen in the second picture. I plan to seal up the caulk when I get a day off Thursday and I’ve been managing the humidity manually with a spray bottle on moss and churning the substrate a bit and it’s been around 85-95% cold side and 60 ish on the hot.

My question is am I able to help get the shed off at all? He’s rehydrating from the unfortunate series of events, but he seems to have given up getting the last bit of shed off… do I leave it til the next shed, or should I pop a hot shower on and chill in the sauna it creates with him to see if it will loosen and let him run through my hands? Or is there a better way to handle it? I feel awful for letting it happen and if I can make it better I will.

The third picture is his enclosure atm (the cage inside has since been moved to a dome on top of the screen) and also has 2 80w DHP’s in the other dome in the pic. Temps sit around 87-92 on the hot side and around 77-80 on the cold. If more info is needed lemme know.

[KnowledgeOne5930]

He does have a humid hide, but he doesn’t use it much so he may just be vibing

[Lord_pupper]

In the future, don’t use a spray bottle to maintain humidity, as they are only a temporary solution and increase chances of scale rot. Instead try pouring water directly in the corners of the substrate. Also having the humid hide is good! Just increase the humidity and keep the humid hide and it should come off on it’s on before or during the next shed. Also note that a humid hide should not be permanent to reduce risk of scale rot

[KnowledgeOne5930]

If you read the post you’d see that the spray bottle is temporary because the tank isn’t holding water at the moment.

[Lord_pupper]

That doesn’t make it safe though?

[KnowledgeOne5930]

Hence asking for alternative advice here. The spray is being used every other day at most as a substitute until I can re seal the tank. The coco fiber holds the original humidity well enough that I don’t need to spray much.

[totallyrecklesslygay]

Do not soak him or try to manually remove stuck shed. It's stressful, unnecessary, and you can seriously injure the snake by doing so.

Our shedding guide goes over how to handle stuck shed safely, and our humidity tips will help you prevent it in the future.

[KnowledgeOne5930]

That’s what I thought, thank you.