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Weird scales??

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  • 10-05-2018, 12:43 AM
    hungryishhippo
    Weird scales??
    Hello!
    I just got this beautiful BP about 2 and a half weeks ago. I just noticed these weird scales on her last night (second picture). I'm not sure if I should be worried... I can't find any info online and no one in my other BP groups seem to know what it is. The scales went down today (first picture), but still look a little funny. She is almost 2 months old. She is eating very well, and just chills in her hide all day. She has never shed with me before. She's not showing any signs of shedding that I know of. Her temps are about 82-86 ambient , she's on a CHE and her humidity is usually around 60-65%. There are no adhesives in her tank. I can't find any info on what could have caused the swollen scales. She had her first poop with me yesterday, I found it in her hide when I went to pick her up. So she was chilling in the hide with her poop for some hours.. Maybe that could have caused it? Any ideas? Thank you!



    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...g=w536-h948-no
    This is today, the scales went back down. They look normal when she's straight.



    https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...I=w536-h948-no
    These are the scales last night.
  • 10-05-2018, 01:13 AM
    Bogertophis
    I think she just scraped against something in her cage...the equivalent of you or I having "bed-head", lol. Sometimes their scales get bent backwards...should
    normalize in future shed.
  • 10-05-2018, 05:16 PM
    hungryishhippo
    Re: Weird scales??
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    I think she just scraped against something in her cage...the equivalent of you or I having "bed-head", lol. Sometimes their scales get bent backwards...should
    normalize in future shed.


    Thank you!!
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