Stop shedding!!

[CoolioTiffany]

Almost after time I feed my Kingsnake, he sheds. Every time I feed him, he goes straight into his water dish and sits there for days, barely getting out of it. He's an '06 oe '07 male Mexican Black that eats like a pig. I feed him a small F/T rat weekly, and he weighs 650-somethin grams (can't remember).

Why is he shedding so much, and soaking in his water dish for days right after he eats??

[freelancer]

Mine does seem to shed quite often too, definitely more frequently than the boa. It seems she's shedding every couple of weeks or so - I think she's in the middle of it right now, as she's hiding and didn't even come out to eat. I checked on her and she's fine, but that's what she does when she's ready for a shed.

Being only 1.5 years old or so, I'm guessing she sheds so much because she's still growing (she's only about three feet right now), but I thought that as they got older, the shedding frequency decreased.

[CoolioTiffany]

Mine does seem to shed quite often too, definitely more frequently than the boa. It seems she's shedding every couple of weeks or so - I think she's in the middle of it right now, as she's hiding and didn't even come out to eat. I checked on her and she's fine, but that's what she does when she's ready for a shed.

Being only 1.5 years old or so, I'm guessing she sheds so much because she's still growing (she's only about three feet right now), but I thought that as they got older, the shedding frequency decreased.

Mine is an early '06 or '07 and between 4-5 feet long, so I have no clue why he sheds so much. It seems he's shedding about every other week.

[Aeries]

No superficial injury that he may be trying to shed out?

[CoolioTiffany]

No superficial injury that he may be trying to shed out?

Nope none at all. He hasn't ever had one injury, he's always been a healthy snake (except for an RI that I successfully treated, and it is all gone). He's always shed a whole lot, just didn't really ever know why. I guess he likes to grow?