how long should it take for some peeled scales to grow back?

pretty much explained this in the topic line

still don't want personal opinions on my husbandry

from what ive seen i dont think they do

Sorry.. but they aren't personal opinions, they are facts. Your husbandry is off..

There are people who have been keeping and raising Ball Pythons longer than you have been alive, it might be worth the time to LISTEN to them once in awhile.. Maybe your snake would thrive in your care instead of just surviving.

The lack of pigmentation in some scales after a shed is due to low humidity. Fix the problem, and the snake will fix itself.

ok as a vet said my husbandry was fine as is but could use more humidity i don't care for personal opinions on my husbandry because i tend to listen to those with a degree in herpetology so drop it. thank you. now back to the topic i asked about how long should it take for it to look normal again is all i am asking

I'm an RVT(registered vet tech), so I HAVE a degree.. Just because your vet has a degree in herpetology(which I doubt), doesn't mean he is an expert on Ball Pythons. Keepers such as NERD, Ralph Davis, Adam Wysocki, etc to name a few, who have hundreds to thousands of Ball Pythons "should" know what they are talking about.

Veterinarians are very generalistic, meaning snakes have one set of husbandry, lizards another, etc etc. Ball Pythons require temps of 92-94 warm side, 82-84 cool side, with an average humidity of 50-60%. If you can't provide that on a consistent 24/7 basis, then you need to do something about it.

Ok since I know nothing of you husbandry I can't comment on that but I will try and answer you question. If the scales look stripped after a shed then it should clear up with the next shed. Just make sure that the humidity is up when they go into blue and you shouldn't have a problem. Now if they are striped off due to an injury or medical condition they might not ever grow back. So since I don't know the circumstances surrounding the damage to the scales that is the best information I can offer. :D

Hope that helps.

ok for my tank the temps are off maybe one or two degrees the low side is the temp i keep in my room humidity is 70-75 because my bp is shedding so i am asking you to drop the husbandry issue i have since improved it gotten rid of the mite problem and have gotten my picky eater back on the once a week plan.

now my question still stands how many weeks should it take for that strip of scales to scar over? that's all i am asking nothing more so i don't need but a simple expectancy

do you perchance remember the wierd shed topic a few months ago those scales stil have not scarred over

i also have a question how is the vet tech field i start my course this july for vet tech

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Originally Posted by serpents-prey

ok for my tank the temps are off maybe one or two degrees the low side is the temp i keep in my room humidity is 70-75 because my bp is shedding so i am asking you to drop the husbandry issue i have since improved it gotten rid of the mite problem and have gotten my picky eater back on the once a week plan.

now my question still stands how many weeks should it take for that strip of scales to scar over? that's all i am asking nothing more so i don't need but a simple expectancy

i also have a question how is the vet tech field i start my course this july for vet tech

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I looked at the pics you posted of your snake and the missing scales. The thing is that there is no way of knowing how long it may take. every animal heals differently so that may heal in one or two sheds and then it may heal in a year. Also You might need to get use to the idea that the scales might not come back now it will heal and be far less visible as the animal grows but there is a chance that your snake may just have a scar there and no scales. Only time and your loving care will tell.

During the switch over to winter aka heating sucking up all my moisture I had one of my snakes with lots of scales missing from his head. I adjusted his humidity and with his next shed everything had cleared up. I would be patient and make sure you husbandry is ok for next shed.

let me re-phrase it how long should it take to keep it from being infected he is currently going through his next shed cycle and i need to know if i am going to need to keep applying the triple antibiotic salve after he sheds apart from that spot on his back the rest of it has healed with the past few sheds