Flaking skin

Hi all! I'm posting out of concern for my ball. I bought him on Saturday from a reptile expo in Portland, OR. Even before buying him, I noticed very faint differences in color on some patches of his skin. Small amounts of flakey scales are around the edges of these patches, as well. Is there anything I can do to help him? Is this a sign for a possible health risk?

Pictures to follow (when it is daytime). Thank you!

Will be much easier for us to help once you have posted pics. [emoji2]

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Thank you! Here are several images of the flakes:


http://i.imgur.com/OkFdNwm.png

http://i.imgur.com/I4vOx3m.png

http://i.imgur.com/HkZVa19.png

Looks like stuck shed to me, get a damp warm towel, let the snake slide through the towel apply minimum pressure and hopefully it should come off check there is no stuck shed on the tail/eye caps.

Thank you so much! I'll update tonight on if it was successful, once he pokes his head out of his hide.