My lesser is loosing her scales!?!?

Picture will definitely help to see how it looks and the extent of the damage.

Also, this is not a scale missing here and there. The entire lower (about fifth) portion of this snake is missing its scales.

That is a known thing with some ball pythons becoming half scaleless. If everything is spot on and healthy you might end up with a scaleless ball python is spots.

here you go
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/pics/derma2.jpg

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Originally Posted by flameethrower

That is a known thing with some ball pythons becoming half scaleless. If everything is spot on and healthy you might end up with a scaleless ball python is spots.

here you go
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/pics/derma2.jpg

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im pretty sure the derma actually hatched scaleless, it didn't suddenly lose scales. someone correct me if im not right about this.

So i'm still reflecting. I said she is loosing scales. But, I actually haven't found any fallen scales. I'm looking at her right now. It doesn't look like the one in the pic of the scaleless pb. Ill get a pic up asap.

I am currently trying to video the snake but I don't think you can see the detail enough.

Thank you everyone for helping out.

Hi,

Until the pic gets here;

Have you been treating her or her enclosure with anything?

What are you using as substrate?

And you can definately ignore the derma-ball picture - it was born like that.


dr del

Thanks for helping.

The only thing I have done to her tub is clean it along with the water bowl with a water/bleach solution. I did the same with the other animals. Also, I use newspaper as the substrate.

wow thats a big issue i would say. I had a simmilar issue with one of my corns. Ifi were you i would watch him and see how hes loosin them. min was trying to burrow so i fixed the problem so he would try and burrow. So after i fixed it i upped the humidity and after the next ched he was all good. good luck

~Ryan~

http://pythonkings.nl/game/ballpytho...hp?id=5451&s=2

http://www.nathanledet.com/sigs/crochunter.jpg

Its like the scales have been ripped out it certain parts. I remember her last/only shed being a difficult one.

We still need pictures to make any kind of a rational judgement.