I had Vlad out last night for a few minutes, checking for mites to see if we got them taken care of. Apparently we did. I noticed though, that he had a few (3-5) scales along his back that are really dry looking. They weren't in groups, they were kindly scattered, but with in inches of each other. When I put him back in his cage, he appeared to be scratching on a rough surfaces, starting at his snout and going almost all the way down his body.
Just a few minutes ago, I was changing his water and lifted his hide to make sure he hadn't pooed in there since yesterday, and he had a few MORE dry looking scales. I understand that normally their eyes will kinda haze over and get slightly blue before a shed, but is this also an indicator of an impending shed? His eyes are still dark and glossy.
I should also mention that he's healing a tiny wound on the side of his neck, and I've heard that they will go through a few rapid shed cycles to help heal skin conditions quicker. SO, could these few dry looking scales be the beginning of a shed?