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    Re: Multiple sheds(in same month) normal?

    Quote Originally Posted by VereMyth View Post
    ...My concern is he has gone into shed twice in the same month with a break of 2 weeks.

    My current theory is that the horrid shed he started in the pet store I got him in, stopped and then When I got him into a better environment and he settled down and ate something. a few weeks later he "returned." To shed the unfinished part of his shed(I saw a particularly big piece of shed fall off which was stuck and then he shed the rest off in bits.

    Now he has started to shed again, This time getting rid of the wrinkles from the looks of it going back into a nice decent smooth new like skin(Yay!).

    1. Will multiple sheds in a short time hurt a snake if they have all the nutrient and environment to sustain it?(I don't think so but I would like to double check)
    2. Has anyone heard of this happening before?....
    If I'm reading this correctly, the first of these "two" sheds was actually just to finish what he started before?
    But either way, there's absolutely nothing you can do about the frequency a snake's body decides to shed; I will say also that a snake that has had some sort of
    injury (& sometimes even an illness) may go into sheds more frequently- it's just how their body responds & tries to repair itself. I don't say that to worry you, just to
    explain that shedding is a normal process, one which goes best with good nutrition & hydration. Also, the younger a snake is, the faster they're growing, which means
    they shed more often. This is a young snake you have, right? Relax...

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