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RE: Missing scales

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Posted by: BrandonSander at Wed Jul 28 14:45:13 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BrandonSander ]  
   

Missing or losing scales happens. There isn't much you can do to completely prevent it from happening. Fortunately, if it's not due to disease, parasites or other illness, it is usually not a common or frequent event.

As long as there is no inflammation or other signs of distress, disease or injury at the site, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

As far as your question about how long it takes to grow back... it may never grow back. Sorry, but it happens that way sometimes. It's difficult to even give an estimate of how long it will take. It really depends on the individual snake, it's species, current rate of growth (and the subsequent meals and shed cycles), it's health, etc, etc.

Others may have more insight or a differing opinion than me, but in general this has been my experience.

Keep an eye on the site and your snake's behavior. If you begin to notice something isn't right, bring it into the vet.
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