i have a friend with a 5 foot female BCI.

this animal was completely normal up until a year ago.

since tha time it has gone into shed, and apon shedding gone blue, and back into shed within the next 2-4 days.

the animal refuses to feed while in shed so it has lost some weight, but is not what i would consider to be malnourished looking.

a couple htings of note:

1. when the snake sheds, teh shed skin is extremely thick, and the new scales are rather dull in appearance.

2. he bought the snake from a respectable breeder, and the snake has been in his care the entire time, and has been in close proximity to other animals in his collection. non of his collection exhibits these symptoms.

3. there are not mites, nor have tere ever been.

4. the snake breathes, moves, rights-itself, hisses, tongue twitches and acts compleltey normal other than the shedding issue



we could really use some insight into what may be causing this, as it is a ratehr valueable animal and we would hate to loose it.



thank you

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