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Trying to understand why some scales on the back half of my ball's head look odd now. She shed a couple weeks ago and this is not old skin. It looks like the scales in question just don't have the normal sheen covering on them. There are also a few random small patches (several scales at a time) that are similar in appearance in other places on her back.
Any ideas?
Jeff

yeah its normal, happens sometimes. It will be fine the next shed. make sure its humid enough in its enclosure
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Thanks
Chad Ramsey
Ramsey_Reptiles@yahoo.com

it's just dry skin. like chadramsey said, it'll be gone next shed.

~jen
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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words."
- Anna Sewell (1820-1878)

I think it's when their sheds are a bit dry, so they rub too hard to get it started and end up rubbing the shine layer of the next scales right off. And yeah, it'll be gone next shed. No biggie.
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1.0 speckled kingsnake
1.0 leucistic texas ratsnake
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Thanks for the help.