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ballgirl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/02/2011 : 21:23:09
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Hi All
Just a quick question really. Handled kiba for a few mins tonight and every so often I felt a rough scale or something on his belly. When I tried to run him through my fingers front to back I couldn't find it though, so I was wondering if it's just a scale that I rubbed the wrong way or something? Is that possible? Or is it something I should be worrying about?
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 21:29:02
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Yes, belly scales can tilt slightly if you run your hand up the snake, and feel 'loose.' Don't think there's anything to worry about. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/02/2011 : 21:31:26
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| They use their ventral (belly) scales for grip and movement, they can and do lift them a bit for grip. You can feel it snag your skin every now and again. Its perfectly fine and normal and fascinating how they use them. |
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ballgirl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
55 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2011 : 21:54:32
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Phew, that's ok then :)
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STICKS
Yearling
United Kingdom
408 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2011 : 10:20:23
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Hi there you could give kiba a nice olly bath inch of tepped water
like there drinking water and some olly oil.Helps with sheding and seems to wake them up a bit and they seem to like it put some kitchen
towel or a nomal one to dry off the acsses. i use towel in my vivs so they just slide out back in and bask one nice shiney happy snake. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2011 : 10:36:47
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Originally posted by STICKS
Hi there you could give kiba a nice olly bath inch of tepped water
like there drinking water and some olly oil.Helps with sheding and seems to wake them up a bit and they seem to like it put some kitchen
towel or a nomal one to dry off the acsses. i use towel in my vivs so they just slide out back in and bask one nice shiney happy snake.
Why? Nothing is wrong, the ventral scales are doing exactly what they should. |
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CoN
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/02/2011 : 11:37:46
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| You can give them a bath with olive oil in the water as a supplementary remedy for mites (the oil gums the mites up and kills them.) Not that I've ever tried it - hope I never ever encounter mites! |
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Zincubus
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/02/2011 : 21:44:07
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| So would a little olive oil applied by kitchen roll do any good or harm ?? |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 06/02/2011 : 22:50:36
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| There is no need to oil them down they are not wrestlers. You can use oil to kill mites but other than that water does ther job for any other skin related ailments. |
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chris100575
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 09:10:24
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Originally posted by Lotabob
There is no need to oil them down they are not wrestlers.
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/02/2011 : 18:03:21
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Correct me if Im wrong, Ive read oil are bad for snakes?
no, oil is fine on snakes, as it is a natural product to a certain degree, i had to use it when bow got mites, and it worked
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