shed questions.

hello my name is justin and im new to this forums and i had a shed question.. i was wondering how often does a ball python usually shed?? i had him since the second week of march 09 and he still hasn't shed he's been eating regularly (every week) temps and humidity is fine but i still haven't seen and shed o yeah hes a Pastel btw.. and he is named after butters from south park =] to all you south park viewers.. let me know whats wrong with butters.. im kinda woried but idk how often they're suppose to shed.. thank you in advance =]

justin

youll be fine, it only happens 3-4 times a year.

Young snakes shed frequently as long as they are growing rapidly. If a snake is not growing rapidly, either because it isn't getting enough to eat, it has internal parasites taking the nutrition and therefore slowing its growth, or simply because it is an adult, then it won't shed as often.

So if your snake is an adult, don't worry at all. If it is a hatchling and growing, it should shed soon. If it is a hatchling and not growing, you need to look in to why it isn't growing.