Recently as I was holding Karazi, I noticed that if I touch her belly from tail torwards head gently I sometimes get pricked by a scale. This has also happened on occasion as I initially pick Karazi up. Nothing noticable is sticking up its as she moves sometimes they feel as if they stick up but then settle back down. This is such a newbie question, I know, just curious if this sounds normal. She is due for a shed its been about 5 weeks since Karazi shed last. Anyway...