how often do your snakes shed?

[TKR Reptiles]

just curious how often everybodies snakes shed. i know it is different for every snake, but just wondered if your snakes are on a regular schedule. my BCI and female BP usually shed every 3 meals.

also the BP i rescued about 3 weeks ago is blue right. he had just shed 3 weeks before i got him supposedly. i know he had shed b/c it was stuck on him, but coulda been longer. i contribute his quick shedding this time to the fact in the first two weeks i had him he ate a rat hopper,a med rat, and a large rat. he was only eating one small mouse a month when i got him.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[RioBravoReptiles]

I think younger, growing snakes are more likely to have regular shed cycles. This changes as they mature. Snakes also shed for other reasons besides growth so that complicates the subject.
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Boas here shed about six times before their 1st birthday. After that there's less agreement on how often they will shed!
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Thanks.

[TKR Reptiles]

i think he is about full grow. well length wise anyway. i just need to get some more gurth on the poor guy. im hoping his new 1 large rat a week diet instead of 1 small mouse a month helps.

[LukaTisus]

Depends on the snake, my baby ball pythons shed about once every four weeks or so, give or take. My BCI, every third meal, and I feed him every three weeks, one jumbo rat. If he's hungry and cruising around before then, I'll give him a bit of a snack, medium or large rat usually.

Like Gus said, they shed for other reasons besides growth too. Wounds, skin irritation, mites.. any little thing like that could trigger a shed cycle.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

	Mites Mites, close relatives of fleas and ticks