Weird Scales?

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Weird Scales?

Postby blueygirl83 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:40 pm

I noticed my skink has a few scales on her back, head and neck that looks kind of chipped up, or chaffed and dry. I noticed in them too red dust from her rock she likes to sleep under a lot...is this just normal scale flaking, leading to shedding or could the scales be a little burned from being under her rock or?
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Postby russman » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:07 pm

Is it a heat rock, or just a basking rock?
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Postby Lisa » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:38 pm

Are you able to post a pic?
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Postby blueygirl83 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:32 pm

Just a regular slab of sheet rock...pretty light, just have it on the warmer end under the light. Rest of her bedding is Aspen. She likes to hide under it sometimes. I'll get a pic to post tomorrow!
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Postby Zach » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:36 pm

Sheetrock? Like drywall sheetrock?

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Postby blueygirl83 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:43 pm

its like a sandstone lookin type that you can get from a pet store... like a thin slab of rock...sheet-like? sheetrock was probably the wrong word...lol.
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Postby Zach » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:58 pm

A picture would help tremendously!

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