I just picked up a spider female that has some strange scale issues. From my research on this forum I've narrowed it down to a bad shed due to lack of humidity and it will heal after her next shed. I saw this girl before I decided to buy her and did the research as I was worried. There is one dry patch of skin still attached by her tail and in a couple places along her side the scales are ruffled and almost pointing straight out. Visually it looks like it could heal but the worried pet owner in me is wondering if she had mites and the owner picked them off leaving her scales roughed up. I'm curious as to some possible reasons for this. I doubt that's the case (mites)but to be safe she's not housed in my reptile room right now and I washed my hands really good after handling her. She might be as nice personality wise as the snake Kyle gave me and that one is basically like my cat. She has amazing high white sides and some awesome colors. When the light hits her just right it's almost explosive with orange and yellow speckling that contrast the balck these pictures do not do her justice. The first thought that came to mind when I saw her was that she had lightning bolts instead of spider webbing. I think she'd be a perfect start in a spider "refinery/sustainment" program otherwise I think she has awesome characteristics that would really do good mixing with some other genes!