Ive had that on my bps after a rough shed. Its not leftover shed, its more like the top layer under the shed came off with the shed. Dont mess with it, you can damage the scales further. It will go away the next time they shed.
(how many times can I say shed in one post :D)
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Same opinion here
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01-14-2012, 05:04 PM
loonunit
Leave it alone. It's a rubbing spot, usually left over from the last shed. It's pretty common, especially on the top of the head. And it's part of the newest set of scales, so you don't want to pull it off. It's not harmful by itself.
If the ball python always rubs in the same spot, eventually you can end up with a little scar there. In which case you might want to change out the hides for different ones, especially if you know a shed is coming. But usually it moves around from shed to shed.
01-14-2012, 05:23 PM
Foschi Exotic Serpents
That is actually very normal for pastels. We don't know why, but many pastels end up with those scales.
It isn't missing scales or stuck shed. It's more like the top layer of those particular scales sloughed off.
I can almost guarantee you that your snake will have a few of those at any given time during it's life no matter what you do. Maybe if you raise the humidity very high during shed it will reduce the occurrence of it, but you'll never completely prevent it.
I know this was awhile ago but I wanted to add that my mojo has been doing this also. I thought it was stuck shed too but when I look at the shed its completely whole. Long story short I've been watching his sheds for the last five and it's been growing by a couple scales at a time. When he goes to work the old skin off he rubs his head in the same place every time no matter what I have in there (soft, hard, or medium). He's not having rough sheds- he's just rather aggressive about getting it off. Not sure if I can do anything to stop it. Is this terribly common or do we just have 'special' snakes?:weirdface
