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I recently aquired a baby striped grey phase Retic. He is still very young, probably 3 or 4 months old and 3 feet long or so. Although I've been an avid snake keeper for years, I've never encountered a snake that sheds so frequently. My baby retic is shedding about once evey 8 days!!! He is currently feeeding on one very large thawed frozen mouse or a small rat once a week, so I know I'm not "overfeeeding" him. His humidity level and temp in his enclosure are great and I closely monitor them because of this problem. Although his sheds are frequent, they are getting better (at first they were in tiny pieces, now it's down to just a few pieces). I know he's a young snake that grows quickly, but I've never seen anything like this before. Could this be a potential probelm? He's been checked by a herp vet for parasites and any other medical condition and is perfectly healthy other than the very frequent shedding.

Any advice/comments? Thanks!

I have no clue as to why he would shed so frequently. Most especially since he is not overfed. I powerfeed my young tics and they don't even shed every two weeks when they are that young. Perhaps this is genetic. Find out if the parents shed that frequently when they were young.

>>I recently aquired a baby striped grey phase Retic. He is still very young, probably 3 or 4 months old and 3 feet long or so. Although I've been an avid snake keeper for years, I've never encountered a snake that sheds so frequently. My baby retic is shedding about once evey 8 days!!! He is currently feeeding on one very large thawed frozen mouse or a small rat once a week, so I know I'm not "overfeeeding" him. His humidity level and temp in his enclosure are great and I closely monitor them because of this problem. Although his sheds are frequent, they are getting better (at first they were in tiny pieces, now it's down to just a few pieces). I know he's a young snake that grows quickly, but I've never seen anything like this before. Could this be a potential probelm? He's been checked by a herp vet for parasites and any other medical condition and is perfectly healthy other than the very frequent shedding.
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>>Any advice/comments? Thanks!
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