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They shed when they shed lol. Boople usually goes every 2 mo. If you increase food size you may see sooner. Every beep is different. How does his belly look? Normal or pinkish? Does he look a little duller or ashy as at all? Eyes clear? Usually first sign is a pinkish belly, followed by ashy or dull colored skin, then they go,in blue, then eyes clear and they shed out after. This can take anywhere from a week to two. 6-10 days average. Once you see then go dull up your humidity in the 70's.
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No reason to worry. And a perfect example of why you shouldn't believe just one source unless you know that source to be reputable. They shed when they need to shed, and there are variables which contribute to when they shed. They shed more often as juveniles because they are growing more quickly, but there is certainly no reason to worry if they don't shed every month. Just for reference, my juvenile boy, Tyson, has shed six times since I got him in January. Sheds were anywhere between 5 and 8 weeks apart and he is a perfectly healthy snake.
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Mine gets an almost sunburn colored pink belly when he is about to shed. That might be the best thing to look out for aside from cloudy eyes. I would venture to guess the pet store guy had the best intentions but unless you aren't feeding them and stressing them out constantly, there is no reason at all to ever worry about shed frequency.
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Mine's only four months old, and so far she sheds after 6 meals. Her belly's leaning towards pink now, and some of the scales inside her pattern are turning darker, so I know she's about a week, give or take a few days, from turning blue.
For her, that makes her sheds almost once a month, but like previously stated they shed more when tiny and depending of how often they're fed. For Mazikeen's first shed with me I didn't notice until she was already deep in blue, so it can take a shed or two before you start to notice the signs.
You might also notice some opaqueness of the scales around the sides when held at an angle, if that makes sense.
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Re: Shedding questions
Thank you all for the help! I'm just a novice dad that wants the best for noodle, i remember seeing a little pink on his belly so hopefully sometime soon he'll shed and it'll be perfect ( the first one wasn't ) I've been on top of everything to make sure he's in the best condition, and again, thank you so much idk what I would do without this forum!
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Re: Shedding questions
I found this thread here that was very helpful for me when my little guy went through his first shed with me.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...edding-Process
It's also been just over 2 months since that shed, though he's also been hiding a lot the past couple weeks and I'm wondering if he's going to shed again soon. It will take some time to recognize their particular behaviors, I think.
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Depend on the animal younger individual shed more often then adults, and depend on the feeding frequency and prey size.
For example if a young animal is maintenance fed or underfed it will barely grow and not shed very often.
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