McCarthyFarms
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Hey everyone.
I'm a first time snake owner, have had my young Jungle python for a couple of months now and he's been doing great. He's good to handle, eats well and has shed once shortly after I got him.
I had him out the other day and he was fine to handle and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until after I had put him back in his tub, and saw that a few of his belly scales seemed to be flaking/peeling.
I fed him today and he ate fine, and just now he was out of his hide and hanging out on his perches, and I could see those belly scales again. There's a few cm of scales that are clear/transparent looking, and look perhaps like stuck shed? I'm not too sure as I haven't had him long. The shed he did when I first got him was entire, didn't seem like anything was missing or like he had any issues.
The only thing I can find while googling is scale rot, but I don't think that's it. I could be wrong though!
I don't have any photos and don't really want to handle him right now to get some to attach here, as I've just fed him this morning and don't want to disturb him too much. Any thoughts on what this could be? I could be worried for nothing but I love this little dude and want to solve any issues before they get out of control.
Other than that he's bright, alert, has been feeding and pooping fine.
Any help would be appreciated!
I'm a first time snake owner, have had my young Jungle python for a couple of months now and he's been doing great. He's good to handle, eats well and has shed once shortly after I got him.
I had him out the other day and he was fine to handle and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until after I had put him back in his tub, and saw that a few of his belly scales seemed to be flaking/peeling.
I fed him today and he ate fine, and just now he was out of his hide and hanging out on his perches, and I could see those belly scales again. There's a few cm of scales that are clear/transparent looking, and look perhaps like stuck shed? I'm not too sure as I haven't had him long. The shed he did when I first got him was entire, didn't seem like anything was missing or like he had any issues.
The only thing I can find while googling is scale rot, but I don't think that's it. I could be wrong though!
I don't have any photos and don't really want to handle him right now to get some to attach here, as I've just fed him this morning and don't want to disturb him too much. Any thoughts on what this could be? I could be worried for nothing but I love this little dude and want to solve any issues before they get out of control.
Other than that he's bright, alert, has been feeding and pooping fine.
Any help would be appreciated!