frequency of shedding?

Alright, may gal finished her last shed on 6/10 and I am already starting to see her belly go pink and darken up again. I mean, it's not even been 3 weeks yet! Her last shed came pretty soon after her previous shed as well. She looks healthy, eats like a champ, gains weight like a champ, has perfect sheds, temps/humidity spot-on... Is it uncommon/unhealthy for a bp to shed this frequently?

Here's a pic I took just a moment ago, this is quite dark for my gal... she's a bright one normally.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...dcp_0002-4.jpg

Could she have gotten a burn? My thermostat malfunctioned and one of my balls got a burned belly. Soon after she started a shed after having just shed a few weeks ago. I believe that when a ball suffers any type of skin injuries, burns, bites, mites, etc they will go into a shed to, uh, repair it. For frequency it varies as they age. My young ones shed about every 2-3 months. Adults would shed less often than that.

nope. no burn. herpstat and accurite controlled to max at 94.

how old is she? mine used to shed about that often when they were small

If she were a baby, I wouldn't be surprised at such frequent shedding. But I wouldn't expect it so much in an older snake. She's still growing, though...and you say she's "putting on weight like a champ" so maybe she's going through a growth spurt? Mine is around 950 and still sheds about every 4-5 weeks.

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Originally Posted by JLC

If she were a baby, I wouldn't be surprised at such frequent shedding. But I wouldn't expect it so much in an older snake. She's still growing, though...and you say she's "putting on weight like a champ" so maybe she's going through a growth spurt? Mine is around 950 and still sheds about every 4-5 weeks.

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yea, I got her in febuary when she was around 20 inches long, she's now over 3 ft long... I just remember back when I had a king snake oh so many years ago that he didn't shed nearly this often. I know it's a different species altogether, however I find 3 weeks to be quite quick turnaround.

I think you've just got a fast grower. ;)