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Old 05-10-2018, 04:24 PM   #1
teodora_baratheon
Exclamation Missing scales?

I'm sorry if I'm not posting this in the right place.
So a few weeks ago I noticed that some of the scales on my 1 yo corn snake's belly've turned brown. I immediately took her out of her enclosure to take a closer look and found out it was just some stuck dust/dirt? I was able to remove it and didn't think much of it. A few days later I realized that the reason she gets so much dirt stuck under her belly scales is that they're chipped. They also felt dry and kind of sharp, some were sticking out. I think the humidity in her terra is ok because she had a great full shed just a month ago.
I had to leave for a few days and when I came back today I noticed that a few scales are missing and the skin underneath is reddish. I'm really worried, could it be scale rot? It could be from the substrate I'm using (wood chips)... Should I change it? I don't think there are any sharp objects in her enclosure.
Apart from that, she seems healthy. I just fed her (never refuses a meal), pretty active, good shed, not aggressive.
Sorry for the poor quality of the photos.

This is the kind of substrate I'm using



This one worries me the most... you can't really see it in the picture but the skin underneath is pink...

near the bottom


Thank you for ur answers in advance.
 
 

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