Super worried new owner

Hello all, i've posted on this site a few times before and you guys have been wonderful.
Thanks to you guys we have managed to get perfect temperatures and humidity for Fluffy.

I am very concerned though and am wondering if I should be making a vet trip as soon as possible.
I took Fluffy out to handle him tonight and he was just his happy self; adventuring everywhere and periscoping.
When I looked down at my hands I noticed scales all over them.

I checked ALL over his body and I don't see any spots where the scales could have come off. But they are just everywhere on my hands and arms.

Should I be booking a vet appointment in the morning or is this something I am over worrying about?

Additional information:

-He's approx. a year old
-His last shed was 11 weeks ago (He was in shed when we got him and the store we got him from didn't believe in snakes needing humidity so the shed wasn't perfect)
-He is eating once a week (African soft furs)
-He is not acting at all lethargic from what I can tell
-His humidity sits around 50%
-His temps are (92 at the hottest point, 88 warmside and 77 cool side)
-He pooped 3 days ago

Thank you guys for any and all help :)

Photos:

http://imgur.com/mIv7NJ1,Tl3vUcm,w8L...ppGy,9TzEU2d#1

http://imgur.com/mIv7NJ1,Tl3vUcm,w8L...ppGy,9TzEU2d#2

http://imgur.com/mIv7NJ1,Tl3vUcm,w8L...ppGy,9TzEU2d#3

http://imgur.com/mIv7NJ1,Tl3vUcm,w8LAlTa,3vBppGy,9TzEU2d#4

Have you by chance put oil on him recently?

No I haven't. What is that and should I be doing it?

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Originally Posted by KahleenB

No I haven't. What is that and should I be doing it?

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no, you should not be.

Okay good. Should this be something I should be concerned about?

Oil and petroleum jelly can cause scales to slough off. Have you treated a cut with something like triple or Neosporin recently? Some people use baby oil for mites - it suffocates them - but it also causes scales to slough off.

How about hand cream - do you use it? Maybe some got on your snake after you put it on your own hands?

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Oil and petroleum jelly can cause scales to slough off. Have you treated a cut with something like triple or Neosporin recently? Some people use baby oil for mites - it suffocates them - but it also causes scales to slough off.

How about hand cream - do you use it? Maybe some got on your snake after you put it on your own hands?

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I haven't treated him for anything.
And I have severe allergies so besides hand soap I don't keep or put anything on my hands.

What cleaning products do you use? It's a long shot and most of the common suspects for causing scales to slough off have already been mentioned, but I guess it's not impossible you could be using something uncommon that could be causing that...

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Originally Posted by DVirginiana

What cleaning products do you use? It's a long shot and most of the common suspects for causing scales to slough off have already been mentioned, but I guess it's not impossible you could be using something uncommon that could be causing that...

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The only thing I clean with is a vinegar and water solution. I just cleaned his whole tank 4 days ago with vinegar/ water solution then rinsed everything again with water.

Was his last shed good or in many pieces? What is the humidity in his enclosure? Those may be tiny bits of stuck shed coming off.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Was his last shed good or in many pieces? What is the humidity in his enclosure? Those may be tiny bits of stuck shed coming off.

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When we got him the from the pet store the sales person told us to not believe anything on the internet about humidity and that snakes don't need it. When we got home we did research and learned that guy was super wrong so he has humidity that sits around 50%. But he was about a week into his shed when we got him and the tank he was in at the store was at MOST 10% humidity.

From what i could could tell the shed went okay. There was one whole piece in the tank when the shed was done. But givin that for the first week of his last shed he didn't have any humidity it may be just tiny bits of his last shed.

Well, now you know not to shop at that store any more. I wouldn't be surprised either if those are little bits of stuck shed coming off of him now that he's in a higher-humidity environment.