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 Posted - 20/10/2008 : 15:40:55
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If a snake has some minor scale damage will it go away in their next shed? I only ask because I was handling Sirius the other day and I noticed he had a 'rough' scale. Its fine if he is moving forwards but if he changes his mind and goes backwards I occasionally feel it - I think he may have caught himself on something whilst exploring my desk and have since made sure there are no bits of stray tape, rough edges etc, but think he may have stuck to a wee bit of tape. It isn't visible and he's gone super grey so I'm guessing he'll shed in the next few days. He's had a couple of baths too and seems in good health so I'm not worried, but thought it was worth asking anyway  |
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius)
0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha)
2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim)
2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 15:53:23
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| Where to is it? Does the scale come up? Might be the snakes genital hole. |
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 16:15:59
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Its near his neck so.. um. Yeah. I don't think its that  The scale doesn't obviously come up, hence I can't actually find it, I just feel it some times. |
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius)
0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha)
2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim)
2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 17:01:36
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| try and find it, it could be retained shed but if it feels pointy its probably something else |
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 17:06:09
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| Good prompt for paranoia there..! Why would a snake feel pointy? I wouldn't describe it as pointy -its like a scale catches me or something.. it doesn't seem to bother him though... I'll try again to find it tonight, but there isn't anything obvious and all his scales on his underside look fine - I may have neglected to mention it was on his underside.. on the 'edge' if you will.. |
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius)
0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha)
2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim)
2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 17:18:02
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| lol sorry my bad, i misread the post. It will be the corners of the scales on the under side. When they move they stick out sometimes. Its normal. I notice more when they are blue. The scales stick out a tiny bit more. |
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 17:19:49
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*phew* lol ok, thanks matty  thats good to know *gosh I feel like such a newbie* hahaha.. doesn't seem to matter how much research you do, its never as charmingly educational as the real thing! |
1.0.0 miami x crimson corn snake (sirius)
0.2.0 leopard geckos (esma and gytha)
2.0.0 emperor scorpions (bebe and jim)
2.0.0 moggies (othello and tachikoma)
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 17:32:19
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| lol you should feel it when ever the snake bends tightly, it will be on the outside of the bend on the side of his stomache scales |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 20/10/2008 : 20:09:22
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| when mine are coming up for a shed i sometimes notice it, not imminently pre-shed though usually 7-10 days before.......... then they go back to normal smooth scales post-shed. |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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