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Hi there!

After my BP's last shed (which wasn't his best... raher patchy, actually), I noticed that a number of his scales looked unusual. They weren't as shiny, and had a rougher finish.

Hopefully this will help:

It's to the left of his eye, just above the beige stripe. They were not there before the shed.

I am assuming this is an indicator of something wrong about his enclosure? My guess was poor humidity. He's in a 55 long, coconut bark substrate, pro-heat radiant panel (cool-80/warm- 90/95 bask). Humidity was a bit of a battle, and probably averaged 40%, but I have worked harder since the last shed and usually have it at 50-60%. He's eating well, drinks regularly and all else seem to be fine.

Any idea why this happened, and how I can remedy it?

Thanks in advance for any help you can share!

-Paul

we are not sure what they are either but our balls have them too
we would like to know what they are also. this is as close as we can get with our camera to the scales on arwen her scales are in about the same spot as your snake

The reason I ask is that she's just about to shed (I think mine's getting close, too). Really try to give her a good humidity box and make sure the cage is very humid in general until she sheds. My theory is that it was too dry before the last shed.

*fingers crossed*

can anyone help us figure out what this is?

that pic was taken last night 11-19-2005 she is about ready to shed for the second time sence we've owened her

Someone told me it is fairly common this time of year when the air tends to get drier. Just like how people can get dry patches of skin.

I never really noticed it with other snakes I've had (boas and burms), maybe it is because BPs tend to have darker areas, which makes the 'flat' scales more prominant.

I'm very curious to see how the next shedding fares.