Do ball pythons eat their shed skin?

[satomi325]

I was moving and my girls is ALWAYS hungry, so I didn't feed her for about 2 weeks after she shed and I remember seeing her shed skin right after she did it while giving her more water, but did not have time to feed her because I was moving, and the next time I was feeding her, her shed skin was gone! Could she have eaten it because she was THAT hungry?? I didn't realize that she was going to be that desperate for food

She's almost a year old and sheds regularly, is this normal? Or did I just wait too long to feed her? I fed her right before her eyes turned cloudy.

Also, does anyone know how much a female BP is supposed to weigh at a year?

Snakes don't typically eat their own shed... It's very abnormal, no matter how hungry they are.
2 weeks is nothing. Snakes can go up to a year without eating.
All snakes grow at their own pace. There is no set average. I have a 10 month old female sitting at 1400 grams. I also have another 10 month old female weighing 500 grams. One male is well over a year and only 400 grams. They all grow differently. As long as your snake looks healthy and has nice muscle tone, I wouldn't worry about 'what's normal and what's not'.

I have two ball pythons in the same cage.

Housing multiple BPs in a single enclosure isn't recommended for non-experienced keepers. Just be aware of the consequences of housing two non breeding ball pythons together.


EDIT: WOW...did not notice how old this thread is...