Quote Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
When the skin got stuck the scales got starved for blood and liquid. Since there is no scale rot, just some compression, I would guess that they will come back completely after the next shed or maybe two.

It's nothing to worry about as it is now. Next time make sure he's got a water bowl big enough to soak his whole body in.
He does have a decent sized water bowl, but when he's in shed he just hides all day and doesn't go anywhere near it. But I definitely should have soaked him instead of just putting a wet cloth on it; would have been gentler.

Thank you both for your advice. I'll be keeping an eye on it. I cleaned out his whole tub yesterday so I doubt there'll be any chance for infection.