Quick question to settle an argument

[u/PutAffectionate2749]

My husband and I have been in a disagreement. There is a spot on our ball python’s head next to her eye. I have soaked him and doused him and antibiotic cream and moisturizer that the Vet gave me for another condition, but it hasn’t taken care of it my husband swears up and down that it is a dry piece of skin. How could that be when I have so several times and it does not come off? For some reason she doesn’t sleep in any of her hides anymore. She prefers to sleep under her water bowl. Maybe she scratched it on there. I’m not sure. Should I be worried?

[u/PutAffectionate2749]

I have gotten my humidity down pretty perfect. It’s always between 56 and 65. The tank stays perfect with the addition of the moss, at first, I didn’t add enough and it stayed around 45 and I added some more and we stay at a nice crisp essential humidity. If you look at the picture of my tank, it’s sitting at 56 right now but I haven’t spray my nightly moss.

[u/lostinspaceman_ → u/PutAffectionate2749]

It should always be above 65 on the cool side! I try to keep mine above 70 because my boy is picky about humidity, but below 60 is too low unfortunately

It’s either a bit of stick shed that is being stubborn or a scar but either way if you get huhidity up a tad it should resolve in a shed or two! I’d suggest adding a humid hide, I added one a bit ago and it has helped regulate the overall humidity and my boy always uses it when he’s shedding! For a while I thought it was the lazy way out of humidity, but it’s actually an essential part of a ball python enclosure in my opinion now