Blood on shed and paper towel, but no visible cuts??

[Jessimoo]

I just got this baby girl about 2 weeks ago. She's ~9 weeks old and has already eaten for me. This was on her first shed:


Another, closer image: here
I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure out where this blood came from?? Overall she seems fine as she didn't seem stressed or anything when I was handling her today.
There wasn't any cuts or marks on her that I could see aside from some dried blood specks on her body, but I feel terrible... Should I be concerned or is it not that big an issue??

Also I'm unsure if this is stuck shed on her head or not? The shed seemed whole (eye caps, one piece, etc.), but I've never had this on my other BP:


Any help/advice is appreciated.

[Esai]

My ball python had a shed once where rhe tip of her tail was bleeding but it’s nothing to really worry about. Bleeding (bit) after shed is normal but if it’s substantial blood, i would take em to the vet. Also the shed on the top of the head (sometimes) happens to my ball python too. I don’t exactly know why but my guess is a humidity issue. Im sure someone else can answer that for the both of us lmao


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[Stewart_Reptiles]

When they shed the skin that detached from the cloaca will often cause a small bleed, nothing abnormal.

[Bogertophis]

I believe those funny looking scales (that look as though they didn't shed, but they did) are a (minor) fungal infection on the skin- get a topical treatment from
vet & follow directions. Otherwise, it will spread. Excess humidity might be part of the issue, so check your enclosure levels.

[dakski]

Yeah, if all the old skin came off in the shed, I totally agree with Deborah, and have that issue with my BP too.

Shayna, my 6 year old BP, has perfect sheds 95% of the time, but I still see a little blood from her vent area almost every shed. Such a small amount, doesn't seem to bother her too much, and she has no other symptoms, so I don't worry. It's just something that happens. Shayna seems to do it most sheds for the past 4-5 years.

[Craiga 01453]

When they shed the skin that detached from the cloaca will often cause a small bleed, nothing abnormal.

Like Deborah said, bleeding from the cloaca is common and as long as it's not a lot, is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.

My ball python had a shed once where rhe tip of her tail was bleeding but it’s nothing to really worry about. Bleeding (bit) after shed is normal but if it’s substantial blood, i would take em to the vet. Also the shed on the top of the head (sometimes) happens to my ball python too. I don’t exactly know why but my guess is a humidity issue. Im sure someone else can answer that for the both of us lmao


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Bleeding from the tail tip, however, is not normal.

[Jessimoo]

Thank you for all the replies! It gave me some peace of mind now that I know it's a common occurrence.

I believe those funny looking scales (that look as though they didn't shed, but they did) are a (minor) fungal infection on the skin- get a topical treatment from
vet & follow directions. Otherwise, it will spread. Excess humidity might be part of the issue, so check your enclosure levels.

I didn't know ball pythons got fungal infections (only heard of RIs); her hot spot is at ~87-91 degrees with the cool side at ~78-81 degrees and the humidity has been at about 75-80% because she was in shed if that helps any?
Does anyone have any other opinions on what's going on with her head scales in the 3rd pic I posted?

I'll be keeping an eye on it and see if anything on the scales changes or if her behavior changes in the next week or so. I need to schedule a vet appointment for my other bp anyways since he's due for a check up.