I have a male BP about 2 yrs old who I adopted from a good friend who has a whole bunch of snakes. He was a pretty good eater for my buddy and has eaten twice for me - once the first week I had him and then nothing for 6 weeks then ate once again. He has since then not eaten in about 4.5 months, appears to be losing some weight. He hasn't shed at all in the 6 months I've had him. Rather, his lower-sides and belly have random scales (relatively few but at least twenty or more) which are curling up. There is no discolouration to these scales and they don't appear unhealthy in any way except for the curling on the trailing edge.