Bp hasn't eaten is 7 months, yet she's about to shed?

Not sure what to think about this.
My big female hasn't eaten in 7 months but is going into a shed cycle.

Can someone please explain this to me?

This has to go under the "Snakes do weird things" category


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They don't only shed when growing. They also do it when healing from an injury . . . when they have mites . . . when ill . . . for hormonal reasons . . . after an unusually big meal . . . and especially just to replace an old, worn out skin, as they can't do it cell by cell like us lucky mammals.

My male has been fasting for quite a while and has shed twice. Apparently they don't need to eat or necessarily grow to shed. Don't worry about it though :)


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Thanks everyone!
I'm not too worried, it was just an odd discovery lol

Just because a BP is fasting doesn't mean it's empty. My male was off food from early October of last year to the middle of April this year, so about six months. A week before he started eating again he pooped.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

Just because a BP is fasting doesn't mean it's empty. My male was off food from early October of last year to the middle of April this year, so about six months. A week before he started eating again he pooped.

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Now that's weird! Have gotten lots of pee but never a poop from a fasting bp. Lol. Such interesting critters.


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Snakes. Endlessly fascinating bodily functions, haha.

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The pet store where i buy my rats has a monster bp that hasnt ate in 6 months.

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