Something on my BP Head.

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I noticed this, but wasn't really too sure what this may be? I tried to manually help take it off after a shed, but that didn't really work out. Is this just some dry skin that might come off next shed? (I don't feed live) Let me know!:)

It looks like stuck shed.. and if he just recently shed than that is likely, I was suggested on here to put the bp in a warm damp pillow case with a rough washcloth and tie it closed, put it in the terrarium/habitat so it stays warm and the snake will lose the shed by itself while trying to get out, its always worked for me :) Hope this helps !

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Originally Posted by hurricaNe

http://i42.tinypic.com/i1ldtx.jpg


I noticed this, but wasn't really too sure what this may be? I tried to manually help take it off after a shed, but that didn't really work out. Is this just some dry skin that might come off next shed? (I don't feed live) Let me know!:)

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Looks like a bit of left over shed to me. You could put some damp spaghum moss in a tight hide, and see if they can rub it off.

Ill wait until her next shed, im sure its not hurting her atm. im just making sure, you never know! :rolleye2:

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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This. :D

I have the same thing on my Pieds head and I know she had a nearly perfect shed. I unrolled it and eyecaps and all scales where there I think its just a litle discolored scales and wouldnt worry about it. It should clear after the next shed :)

nothing I would worry about, like everyone else said looks like it might be some stuck shed or maybe some discolored scales

leve it is likely the safest option.

A note on damp cotton, it swells and becomes near air tight and water tight. Closed weave (pillow cases) that are wet have suffocated snakes in the past I would not suggest this method as it carries a bigger risk that many other options.

My ball has had that same thing since the last shed, it doen't seem to bother her, will post if it comes off on her next one....should be soon i think.

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Originally Posted by aalomon

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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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.

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.

No worries.

Here's an example.. Here this one had it...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../MsPics027.jpg

Here she didn't... It will most likely come and go. It's more common with pastels than any other morph. We've talked about this here before.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...s/DSCF1125.jpg

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