I bought a BP from a local pet store around October of last year, and he has been doing just fine. It was only recently that I discovered a few slight problems regarding his scales. On his underbelly (first starting near the very tip of his tale), I noticed an unhealthy scale (literally, just one scale) which was starting to turn brown (scale rot, I feared). Soon after I found two more places on his underside where the pearl white scales had begun turning a sickly brown. I began monitering his humidity more closely and since then the scales are turning back to their healthy white color.

Just when I thought everything was a-okay, I discovered that the scales on either side of him (mostly the left, midbody) have begun to keel.

He is in a 40 gallon glass aquariam, screen-top, heat source above, a hot spot with an undertank heater below, all on cypress bedding. He has another hide with dry moss (that I wet down when it's time for him to shed; perhaps this is my source of trouble??), a water dish, all the requirements. His temperatures are being kept at 75-78 during the night, low 80's on the cool side during the day hours, and a consistent humidity (or as the best of my ability) of about 30 to 40 percent, kept at about 60 to 70 percent during his shed.

Can anyone point out any flaws in my set up that would lead to keeled scales? Any other ideas??

Thanks,
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Adam

"I wish I were wise! I wish I were wise from the heart of me, like my serpent!"

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• Keeled Scales - rantcaseyisgod, Wed Mar 4 20:59:45 2009
• RE: Keeled Scales - violetdixie, Thu Mar 5 09:40:24 2009
• RE: Keeled Scales - rantcaseyisgod, Thu Mar 5 15:18:25 2009
• RE: Keeled Scales - zippy00_99, Thu Mar 5 10:45:24 2009