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Thread: Dented scales?

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    Question Dented scales?

    Is it a sign of dehydration like a dented eye is? or is it normal?

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    It isn't only on that particular spot, they are scattered around his body, but it isn't a lot. Can someone tell me what it means?
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    It looks like a patch of old shed. The dents are just partially loose old skin. It's not totally flat against the scales.

    Try rubbing it off with a damp cloth.

    And sometimes dented (or curled in) scales mean the hide is too small. If it is this, the scales will bend back to normal.

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    Last edited by satomi325; 05-26-2012 at 01:16 AM.

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