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    Re: Shed frequency of young BPs

    Quote Originally Posted by Eltharion View Post
    Hey all! I just had a quick question, I was handling Leviathan today and I noticed that he had a dullness to his scales but not his eyes, its only been 2 and a half weeks since he shed the last time, is that normal for a 3 month old snake?

    Thank you for any and all comments and info!
    Yep, seems about right to me. Ana Gwyn is roughly a year old and Tonks is about 6 months, and they both shed almost exactly once a month. When you consider the ten or so days of symptoms that lead up to shedding, that means I'm seeing signs of the next shed about 2-3 weeks after the last shed. Growing babies need to shed a lot to make room for new growth!

    EDIT: Of course I say it's once a month, but when I just went back to check my records, they last shed on 9-8 and 9-17, respectively, and I only yesterday (10-24) noticed their bellies getting pink. So I say once a month, but it's not perfectly once a month. For a very young snake though, every 4-ish weeks is just about right considering their rapid growth at that age. Even my baby bullsnake seems to be on about a once-a-month schedule, though I've only had him long enough for one shed around 9-28 and his belly is turning pink today.

    (Except that one time when Ana Gwyn got a very small injury, and it seemed to trigger a shed to get rid of the damaged scales... that time she shed on August 23rd then again on September 8th, only 16 days later)
    Last edited by OoohShiny; 10-23-2020 at 09:55 PM.

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