quick qeustion

it seems as if some (a lot actually like more than ten) of the scales on my balls belly are going through some kind of shed. like the normal scale is there but there is a transparent one flaking off of it. plus i just saw him yawn like once. anything i should be concerned about?

pictures would definitely help for the belly scales, it could be early scale rot or it could be nothing. no way of knowing without pics.

As for the yawning, it's normal. They yawn sometimes for no reason. As long as he isn't yawning a lot, and there's no mucous in his mouth, then there's nothing to worry about.

http://tinypic.com/r/263adyb/7
http://tinypic.com/r/2j4evef/7

here ya go. you can see it better in the picture where he is all horizontal and not curled

oh poop that didnt work
sorry for the noob question but how do you get pics in here

and sorry for swearing :/

Hi,

You need to use a direct link like this;

[IMG]http://oi53.tinypic.com/2j4evef.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://oi56.tinypic.com/263adyb.jpg[/IMG]

Which gives you;

http://oi53.tinypic.com/2j4evef.jpg

http://oi56.tinypic.com/263adyb.jpg

And next time you need to edit out those censor smilies ( you have nine minutes after posting ) or you run the risk of being infracted. Since you said sorry I'll do it for you this time. :P


dr del

oh loll well thank you. you kinda need to do the full view to see what im talking about with the scales. anything i should be worried about?? it doesnt look like scalerot whatso ever if you ask me. there is no redness at all

Hi,

Have you been applying anything oil based to him? Or any tratment for anything?


dr del

nooo? i just notcied today. should i be?

Hi,

No not unless there is somehting wrong with him. :)

It's just that oil based creams etc can cause the very top layer of their scales to flake off like that.



dr del

Hmmm... Doesn't really look like belly rot to me, if it is it's really mild, but did you maybe try any new cleaning products or new bedding in his enclosure?

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

No not unless there is somehting wrong with him. :)

It's just that oil based creams etc can cause the very top layer of their scales to flake off like that.



dr del

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So if someone had some sorta oil based lotion on their hands and handled the snake could it cause this?

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Originally Posted by van_garret2000

So if someone had some sorta oil based lotion on their hands and handled the snake could it cause this?

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Sometimes, yes. Depending on the oil and on how sensitive the snake is, as well as how much oil was on the hands.

If there was hardly any on the hands of the handler, I wouldn't worry. But if they just put their hands in the oil solution then handled the snake, well...

I am not sure what it is but I have seen something like that on one of my snakes before and it went away with it's next shed.

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Originally Posted by van_garret2000

I am not sure what it is but I have seen something like that on one of my snakes before and it went away with it's next shed.

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could have been a number of things, from damaged scales from the last shed to pretty much anything at all. if it went away with the shed, your snake's probably fine but double check all your husbandry to be sure that wasn't the root of the problem.

OP: Perhaps just try to use the mildest stuff you can for cleaning, make sure the husbandry is correct and hope it goes away with a shed. If it starts to get worse, I'd say a vet visit is in order.

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

could have been a number of things, from damaged scales from the last shed to pretty much anything at all. if it went away with the shed, your snake's probably fine but double check all your husbandry to be sure that wasn't the root of the problem.

OP: Perhaps just try to use the mildest stuff you can for cleaning, make sure the husbandry is correct and hope it goes away with a shed. If it starts to get worse, I'd say a vet visit is in order.

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Oh don't worry about my snake. That happened forever ago. It's been great ever since. It was just something I was mentioning. Thanks for the info and show of concern though.:gj:

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Originally Posted by van_garret2000

Oh don't worry about my snake. That happened forever ago. It's been great ever since. It was just something I was mentioning. Thanks for the info and show of concern though.:gj:

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Aha okay :)