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I was checking Cerberus yesterday and noticed that one of his scales looks damaged. Almost as if he caught it on something. It's loose and the surface looks like the scale is starting to wrinkle. He didn't show any reaction when I gently slid my thumb over it, so it's not causing him pain that I can see.
Any thoughts? I imagine snakes damage their scales all the time in the wild, so my initial thought is that this will just drop off and be replaced, but I thought I'd check with the experts.
I think I know what you mean, although I can't find a picture of it for you to check against, but if it's just a slightly damaged scale it's probably nothing to worry about and will come off with the next shed. Keep an eye on it of course, but I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.
When my giant has been sitting coiled for too long a couple of rows of scales appear to be bent the wrong way; it really alarmed me at first, but once a snake reaches a decent size it's got to be hard to keep everything sleek and smooth
