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For the last couple of days while i was holding my ball python i realized that there were little patches along her body that had scales that looked like they were all dried up or burnt and it seems like there have been more popping up each day. They are not large patches just a little patchs of a few scales. Can someone please tell me what is going on with her so i can figure out if i need to go to the vet or not?

Sounds like small pieces of retained shed to me. Keep her humidity at 60 % and her ambient temp 80 with a basking area of 88-90. You may want to keep a moist hide, use moss in a small plastic tub with a hole in the top for her to access.

my 2 month old had a bad shed right after i got her. i recently took her to the vet for an RI and i asked him what the spots were and he said it was just a bad shed and should be gone next shed. does it look like the scales are lower then the normal scales and not as bright in color? if so its just a bad shed

Ya they are lower and look pretty much black and really dried out

i just put a humid hide inside to help her cuz shes going into blue now. she has been in there since last night and just now i took her out to give her medicine and she looks really good. the scales are all even now and look a lot better n healthier. ill feel better when she loses it with her shed this time

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Originally Posted by Welwood

scales that looked like they were all dried up or burnt and it seems like there have been more popping up each day.

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Sounds like a vet visit is in order.

soke her in warm water for about 15min and monitor it over the next few days..