Going into 2nd shed in a month.....

Pauliocho is going into his 2nd shed in a month. He has only eaten 2 mice since the last one on March 24th. Is this normal. He's 1.5 years old and about 3.5 feet in length. His belly is going pink and his belly scales are starting to get the wrinkle action going on. Anyone ever dealt with something like this?

From what I have read and learned in the forums here it's perfectly normal. Growing BPs need new better fitting skin so I wouldn't be worried as long as you're sure his belly isn't pink from burn marks (I'm sure it's not) you have nothing to worry about :)

Hmmm...sounds like he could be stressed. How much do you handle him and does he like it? How are the temps and humidity? When was the last time you took him for a vet check up? The wrinkle action is most defenitely a humidity issue. Experienced users will shed more light hopefully.

do his eyes look dented? If so that is a pretty good sign of dehydration. Something you can do if you believe your snake is dehydrated is soak in water and add about a cup of pedialyte or gatorade to get some electrolytes in him/her. More experienced people will know more - as the wise Raj has stated. :)

his last vet visit was about a month ago, i handle him everyday, cept for 2 days after he eats, and he does seem to enjoy it, he peeks out of whatever hide he is in when i open the cage. Humidity is fine, betweek 45 and 55 when not in shed, up it to about 70ish when in shed. could be due to prior owners husbandry, bp was a bit skinny when we got him.

Bump the humidity up to about 80percent until he is done shedding and see if that helps. I'm concerned cause he is almost a full grown adult and should not be shedding every two weeks. Thanks for the compliment Jonah. You know what they say about like minds :)

Eyes aren't dented, he gets a weekly soak plus all the fresh water that he can handle, I am getting his "humid hide" together. I've tried the rubbermaid container with hole and moss, he doesn't like that. I use a big bowl filled with water and put his half log over it, he loves it. I am as confused as anybody when it comes to this....

hmmm, have u tried bumping up the humidity in the tank and not handling him at all for a week or so?

Will do

Also check for mites.

If he's started this shed, then there's nothing you can do but wait it out. As to why...? The others have brought up various stress issues you can check. I just have a couple questions: What do you use to heat the enclosure? Is there any chance at all it could be burns on his belly? Or irritation due to constantly wet substrate? Have his eyes clouded over yet?

The other question I have comes from you mentioning a previous owner. How long have you had him? At 3.5 feet, he is unlikely to be growing so fast he needs to shed twice in the same month...but if you've only recently aqquired him and are "fattening" him up...then it might be that he's just outgrown his old skin. Or it could be stress due to a new environment, depending on how long you've had him and how long he had to settle in before you started handling him on a daily basis.

He should not be shedding agan this soon. The likeliest possibilities are that it's either not a shed or that he is shedding to try and fix a health condition (such as a burn). Either way, you should be watching him carefully.

If you said he looked malnourished due to the previous owner, and I assume you are offering food regularly, it could just be the snake's system adjusting to the changes. Get through this shed, keep doing what you are doing, and if it happens again, you can start ruling out possibilities.

It doesn't seem like a burn, I keep his temps regulated, and he really doesn't spend a whole lot of time on his UTH. I feed him when he shows signs of being hungry. He has grown, girth wise, since we have had him. We have had him since 2/27/04. We have a 100W bulb on one side w/ a hide, and a UTH on the other with a hide. He has a large water dish that he can soak in easily, and a climbing branch if he wants to climb. He is in a low traffic area of the apartment, and is only handled when my daughter and dog are not around. When I took him to the vet the week after I got him, they said that he was a little underweight and a bit dehydrated. I took care of that.