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title: "scale or scars? I’ve never had scale before so I’m not sure. This is…"
description: "scale or scars? I’ve never had scale before so I’m not sure. This is my raven ZZ that is still in quarantine."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "fireside"
published: "2024-05-10T17:18:53.658623Z"
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# scale or scars? I’ve never had scale before so I’m not sure. This is…

_Posted by fireside on 2024-05-10_

scale or scars? I’ve never had scale before so I’m not sure. This is my raven ZZ that is still in quarantine.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rug_CP-OnWf_u-K3Q63vc5tzMVbuXQWb-mCV97LG8yA/9spJ7y0jRfaLRG_J3EjkBA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rug_CP-OnWf_u-K3Q63vc5tzMVbuXQWb-mCV97LG8yA/R_EYrfK4SYSVZo-des1sPA.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### Cece commented on 2024-05-10

They look sorta bumpy to me so I’m leaning more towards bugs. Scars are usually indented, not sticking out like that I think

### Lisa commented on 2024-05-10

I don’t believe it is scale. This is what scale looked like on my curly Sue cactus. See the legs. 🤢 I’ll post a pic of a live one also. I truly think it’s scarring on ur baby.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/RERasSYCRmqnTzUcNNN3gQ.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa replied on 2024-05-10

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/5A99xBfXQH6EgTkJGZG5xQ.webp?size=large)

#### fireside replied on 2024-05-10

Yeah I definitely couldn’t find any legs even when holding a flashlight and zooming in on a camera. They came off super easy when I scraped with my finger nail so I got rid of them just in case. Couldn’t find any live bugs either

#### Lisa replied on 2024-05-10

Sorry, the are both live bugs. The bottom pic is one that wasn’t waxed over yet.

#### fireside replied on 2024-05-10

How did you get such a close detailed pic? Did you use a handheld camera?

#### Lisa replied on 2024-05-10

Good question - I bought a handheld microscope. It attaches to my phone thru Bluetooth. I downloaded their app and it works great!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/nPxLThdWQByCUB13sLBmLA.webp?size=large)

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