The name for the condition is slipped skin disease. It's been seen here before.Originally Posted by Bogertophis
I've seen the "thin skin" issue in a snake I've rescued in the past due to chronic malnourishment. When a snake is in this condition, they may always have easily torn skin from then on, even after their nutrition has improved; they become "special needs" pets even after their skin heals over.When a snake is starving, the skin is not as important to survival as their main bodily organs, so what nourishment there is never reaches the skin- sadly the damage can be permanent.
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The snake needs to be in a minimal setup - smooth plastic hides, paper substrate, water bowl. Nothing rough that can snag the skin and pull it off.
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