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My boyfriend left the tank of his year old greybanded girl open last october, and she disappeared. A day later, seeing as we live in Montana, the temperature hit -13. We didn't think she could have survived. Now have at this for lucky: We move TOMORROW. We get up from watching some TV and Shad almost steps on her, 10 months to the day later! Needless to say, I was absolutely ecstatic. She doesn't seem to have grown at all, and she didn't even have enough in her to musk on me (though she tried). So we got her old tank down and butchered a hopper so that it would fit (my snake used to be just slightly larger, but on the same large pinks as she was when she got lost, but he's bumping up to adult mice in the next order) and she took it greedily and had a soak in her water bowl. She looks rather thin, but otherwise pretty healthy. She obviously got in some kind of scrape because there are four spots near the end of her back that the scales look pretty damaged, and the last one seems to have scraped the skin completely off. It isn't near fresh though, it looks like she's just recently shed, and the area doesn't seem to be tender at all, but I'm still waiting for her to digest a bi to examine more closely. My question is: I know there's a good chance that she'll heal flawlessly in the nest few sheds where the scales just look a bit messed up, but what about where they're completely scraped off?

As you said, It will likely heal on its own. There's a good chance that its already as healed as it will be. If the scales don't grow back there will be dark scar tissue.
About all you can do is provide a moist hide, good warmth, and time. (With Any fresh wounds anti-bacterial ointment is a good idea. Perhaps Aloe, as well, though I haven't tried that.)
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Jack Jeansonne