This poor snake of mine. I soaked him for 3 hours today which led to me discover that he has a very small, tight layer of stuck shed on him. I assumed that since his scales were lifting that they were rotting , but the skin was so tightly stuck on that the layer of skin had lifted the scales up and was stuck underneath the scales... Wait, there's more. Once I finally found his precious beautiful scales underneath the layer, I saw blood. I thought I must be rubbing too hard, yet no matter how lightly and gently I rubbed the shed away he bled. Obviously scales cannot bleed, but the skin underneath his scales must be the victim of the bleeding and is coming through. I didn't remove all the shed, but I got most of the shed off of his head and mouth area and a few patches along his back. I'm really worried about him. Has anyone ever had this experience with the bleeding? I researched online and it all related back to scale rot and the sensitivities of carpets and diamonds. I still haven't been able to kind any betadine, but I'm going to search more tomorrow as well as talk to an experienced reptile enthusiast. After talking to this person tomorrow and (hopefully) starting the betadine treatment, I hope things start to look up for Dexter. If not, it's time for the vet. Has anyone ever seen a shed like what I've described? I've seen pictures of stuck shed that flakes off and of multiple layers of shed that have to be cut off, but never this. The shed had wrapped around each scale so tightly, no wonder his shedding cycles have been so confusing. Any advice is wanted and appreciated!!!


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