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Baby ball python shedding or injury?
Hi, I'm new to snakes but I'm not new to having pet reptiles. I got a ball python a few days ago and so far it's been going well. Yesterday while I was handling him, I noticed a bit of dead skin on his back that wasn't there when I first got him. It didn't seem to bother him at all yesterday, but when I went to handle him today he seemed very skittish. I know snakes are typically more temperamental when they shed, but this doesn't look like what I'd expect it to look like. There's nothing sharp in his enclosure, but I did have an adhesive thermometer that he liked to perch on. He exposed the sticky back to it and I removed it as soon as I noticed. If this is an injury, that's the only thing he could have hurt himself on. Can someone tell me if this is scale damage or the beginning of shed?
Habitat info: 30-ish qt plastic bin, humidity 70%, cool side 70°, warm side 85-90°
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