help ball python is losing the top layer scales on head

my female is losing the top layer of a few scales on her head they just look really dull while the one around it are shiney i think its from her rubbing on her hide log im not sure i took the hide out just in case thats the cause does any one have any info on what make be causeing this maybe like maybe dry skin or de hydration and will her scales be ok and will look normal after a shed or two i searched her whole body its just on the top of her head its kinda like they may be flaking off not sure some one please help

Please post a pic.

Give her a bath and bump up the humidity. I had the same exact issue with my Ball Python just weeks ago. Completely healthy now!

Sounds like your snake is rubbing. Good thing on ditching the half-log hide! They're terrible anyways, they don't provide nearly enough security. Invest in two non-wood cave-style hides and watch for more rubbing.

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Sounds like your snake is rubbing. Good thing on ditching the half-log hide! They're terrible anyways, they don't provide nearly enough security. Invest in two non-wood cave-style hides and watch for more rubbing.

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They are not terrible. Many people use them and have stress free, healthy snakes. It's a matter of personal opinion, nothing more.

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Originally Posted by Inarikins

Sounds like your snake is rubbing. Good thing on ditching the half-log hide! They're terrible anyways, they don't provide nearly enough security. Invest in two non-wood cave-style hides and watch for more rubbing.

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They are not terrible. Many people use them and have stress free, healthy snakes. It's a matter of personal opinion, nothing more.

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They are not terrible. Many people use them and have stress free, healthy snakes. It's a matter of personal opinion, nothing more.

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They are not terrible. Many people use them and have stress free, healthy snakes. It's a matter of personal opinion, nothing more.

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No, they are terrible and the only people who really have them are pet stores and what you see in the pics for craigslist of people ridding themselves of their snake.

Put your little log in your animals space with 3 other hides and see which one your animal goes to.

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no, they are terrible and the only people who really have them are pet stores and what you see in the pics for craigslist of people ridding themselves of their snake.

Put your little log in your animals space with 3 other hides and see which one your animal goes to.

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Picture please OP. I say bump up your humidity. No bath yet.

The log hides are also super nasty. They build bacteria up after a while of your snake peeing and pooing on/around it. One negative is that they are difficult to clean and sanitize. Better off just throwing it away after a few uses and getting a ceramic or plastic hide.

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To each their own.

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Put your little log in your animals space with 3 other hides and see which one your animal goes to.

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My Ball Python has a log hide and a rock hide. He uses both, regularly. We aren't talking about which hide is the best... The point is that log hides work.
Maybe they aren't the best (in "your" opinion) but your snake isn't going to parish or get stressed if it has a log hide.

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My Ball Python has a log hide and a rock hide. He uses both, regularly. We aren't talking about which hide is the best... The point is that log hides work.
Maybe they aren't the best (in "your" opinion) but your snake isn't going to parish or get stressed if it has a log hide.

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How can you tell if your snake is stressed or not?

Honestly, I have had this a couple of times and it is just rubbing. I would agree with the humidity; however, it is self-inflicted, so there's not much YOU can do. Just make sure the humidity is up for a good shed(s), and try to integrate smoother items in the snake's environment. If it gets down to skin, I have found that a little silver sulfad cream works to keep the area lubricated and disinfected. Some say this is fine on scales, but i say no because it softens and therefore diminishes the integrity of the scales IMO and experience. The snake should be alright. Their brains may be small, but they do know how to survive, and it isn't unreasonable to suspect that the snake at some point will stop rubbing the area so that it can heel. Hang in there :)

Pictures are very helpful in situations like this. I once thought I had a snake losing some scales on his head...turned out it was individual scales NOT shedding that caused a dull speckled pattern on it's head and at even a close inspection seemed that it had lost scales. With the next shed and better humidity everything turned out alright.

ok i bumped up the humidity and have been giving bath every day she just had a good shed yesterday and all her scales on her head look normal and shiney again thanx for the info it really helped alot

ok ive been giving her 15 min soaks a day i bumped up the humidity and she has a really good shed yesterday and all the scales on her head look normal and shiney thanx for the info it helped alot

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Originally Posted by B.O.S Reptiles

My Ball Python has a log hide and a rock hide. He uses both, regularly. We aren't talking about which hide is the best... The point is that log hides work.
Maybe they aren't the best (in "your" opinion) but your snake isn't going to parish or get stressed if it has a log hide.

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We've seen your enclosures.

It sounds like rubbing to me, they really only do this for a reason so go check all of your husbandry over to make sure everything is right.

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