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Brown specks?

sammihood
09-13-2015, 08:11 AM
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/0e2f4ec9d5c4be991c9535975a065857.jpg

Anyone know what this could be? Only on one side, bottom third of the same towards the tail... They don't move when I touch them, seems to be on the scales themselves. He just shed yesterday
Thanks!

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sammihood
09-13-2015, 08:18 AM
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/7a76e4c2fdf56bf2ea5079e785c09833.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/f7b6df1fe835fd5bdb2532de28759aaf.jpg here are a couple more photos, you may need to zoom in!

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DollysMom
09-13-2015, 09:37 AM
Have you tried a bath?
sammihood
09-13-2015, 09:38 AM
No I never thought of that! I'll get him out again later this afternoon and give it a go! Thanks

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jagodzinski
09-13-2015, 10:38 AM
Before the bath, you could also try having him slither through a damp paper towel (make sure it is not too cold) and see if it comes off. Have you recently changed substrate or introduced anything new into viv?
kdickens
09-13-2015, 11:14 AM
It may just be the snake. Although not noticeable earlier, it may be color specks just now appearing with age ... maybe.
Karl_Mcknight
09-13-2015, 11:20 AM
I agree with kdickens post above. My Rufus has little brown spots like that all over his belly, and it seems like the older he gets, the bigger the spots get. I think he's just growing into his new color pattern and your snake could be doing the same thing.
sammihood
09-13-2015, 12:11 PM
Thanks for your help everyone, I went for a damp towel and it came right off with some gentle persuasion! Feeling a little foolish now but at least the worry is gone. Still not sure where it's from as nothing in his viv had changed, perhaps if he was rubbing again the log or his branch during his shed... Oh well, thankfully no further harm done :)

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kdickens
09-13-2015, 12:27 PM
Cool! You can save the 'old age spots' for later! Glad they came off. It's a mystery!
sammihood
09-13-2015, 01:24 PM
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/15bdf102cbe0bff755e153f6a323be7c.jpg

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DollysMom
09-13-2015, 01:53 PM
Glad they came off. When in doubt a gentle cleaning never hurts.
jagodzinski
09-13-2015, 02:32 PM
What a nice clean snakey :)
Very cute picture