Multiple sheds?

[TDent1]

I have a young ball born in mid-late '10. He completed a shed about 3 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago he weighed 80 grams. Before his shed we fed him mouse fuzzies, but since he shed he's been on hopper sized mice and rats. I know young snakes shed more frequently but 3 weeks seems very quick! Did the increase in food size cause a quicker shed?

[dr del]

Hi,

Sounds reasonable to me.


dr del

[DZ Reptiles]

Sounds normal to me, especially for young snakes like that. They grow like weeds.

[M_MULLINS]

My adult albino florida kingsnake did the same thing. He shed on 12/13 & shed again on 12/14. I thought maybe I just mixed up what snakes shed. Then I looked at the length of the sheds & they were the same length & I don't have any other florida kingsnakes that are around his size.

[TDent1]

Thanks for the help, guys. His humidity is looking good, hopefully this shed will go better. Does anyone ever adjust their temps during a shed?

[jarradw]

If they need it or seem to be taking a while I may up the humidity or spray them down with water. My normal just shed yesterday and he was in blue for about a week and a half the last shed, I consider that a rough one for him as he is usually in and out in 5 days. This go around I made sure the humidity was right and gave him a few sprays and he did much better. I dont know others views on this though.

[Subdriven]

If I know one is blue for a while longer then normal I give it a good long warm bath once a day or 2. usualy after the 2nd good soak it will do a clean full shed.