He Should Have Shed Already
I have two ball pythons, both males. One is a normal and the other a pastel...not even a year old ( If I remember correctly).
I just recently moved down to Augusta, GA and the transition went well. They both were eating well until recently one decided to stop. Looking at my records, it has been over a month since they both last shed. Is this good, bad? Normal? Can someone please give me some advice. I am a new BP owner, they are my first two.
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Its normal. They all grow and shed at their own pace. If they are not eating, obviously they will shed less often.
Are you keeping them together? That would explain why one stopped eating and possibly why they aren't shedding as often.
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Originally Posted by
Kaorte
Are you keeping them together? That would explain why one stopped eating and possibly why they aren't shedding as often.
They are both kept in their separate tubs, just sharing a heating pad until I can purchase a snake rack. They have never had any problems before being that close together.
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Unstable3lement
They are both kept in their separate tubs, just sharing a heating pad until I can purchase a snake rack. They have never had any problems before being that close together.
What size tubs? Do they both have two identical hides? Generally if a snake is going off feed before a year old then something is off. Baby snakes don't have enough body mass to go off feed for long periods of time.
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15 QT. tanks for now. They both have the same hide, but not enough room to put two in right now. I am getting a rack this coming Saturday at the Columbia Repticon. Kahlua (my normal) didn't eat for like 4 weeks, which I think was due to me trying to give him a bigger hide. He hate fine for 3 weeks when I got here and then he didn't eat this past week (I thought it was because he was going to shed)...but he still hasn't. Moscato (the pastel) was force fed for a few months before I purchased him but he is eating just fine.
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Ah so he has only missed one meal? He will probably start eating again soon :)
