The Shedding Process

[Seak]

This was a great read! Mine had just shed when I picked him up so it's not something I was too worried about, but I was wonderiing how I would notice when it started happening. Thanks.

[Ara]

how often do they shed?? and how long after they feed do they poop??

[Elise.m]

how often do they shed?? and how long after they feed do they poop??

They don't shed or poop on a schedule. When they're young they shed more often, and poop less. They absorb as much of their meals as they can, and grow. As they age, they still absorb some of the meals, but they shed less often... Mine haven't shed in about 2 months or so. It all depends on the snake. Mine typically poop every other week or so.

Sometimes if they go into a shed and haven't pooped in a while, you'll wake up to a nice clean shed, and lotsa poop and pee.

[jhamilton]

thanks for all the info!!

[gbrown37]

My 7-year-old just shed (pretty good shed, for the most part) but he was eft with what I can only describe as a bionic chrome left eye. The right one is normal black-ish, but this one looks like chrome. I'm assuming this has to do with some sort of improper shed, but will I need to take him in to get fixed or is this something that can wait til the next shed to be fixed?