lifted scales

dnarra · #1 (**permalink**) 13-06-2007, 03:26 PM

help!! i have been treating my young boa for mites, i have got the better of them but i have just noticed she has some lifted scales is this to do with the mites or do i have another problem?

candoia aspera · #2 (**permalink**) 13-06-2007, 09:39 PM

can be caused by a few things, low humidity (not very common), just the way it's been lying curled up in the viv, or sometimes after a mite infestation or where a tick has been (only one scale should be affected). i think the best you can do is keep humidity high until next shed. that should keep the scales down until it sheds where it should naturally sort itself out.

hope this helps

serpentkid100 · #3 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 10:00 AM

i expect its cos she has been coiled up

bigking97 · #4 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by serpentkid100

i expect its cos she has been coiled up

yea my royal and boa have the same kinda thing, wouldnt worry at all.

welshgaz · #5 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 10:17 AM

most likely because of coils...

if you look at any boa when stretched out you will notice that he'll have rings of bent scales, this is wher ethey have been coiled up and occur naturally. As I said you'll get a ring of them though rather than just one. If its just one he could have caught it on something ?

As mentioned keep any eye on it, make sure humidity stays above 60% until teh next shed and see how it is then.

Gaz

dnarra · #6 (**permalink**) 14-06-2007, 02:57 PM

cheers guys

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