hi guys, i have a 4 to 5 foot cornsnake that i got from hamburg show 3 years ago and he shed about every 1 and a half month to every 2 month is this normal? younger snakes usally shed often than adults, well here a details he is kept in a vision cage with a heating pad and eat f/t mice once a week and he is very healthy and girthy, i am not too worry about him, i just think maybe it unusaul.? oh and he is kept on newspaper, and a water dish and a corkbark to hide in just like i do with all of my snakes thanks
derek
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shedding too often
derekdehaas
Jun 10, 2006 01:18 PM
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draybar
Jun 10, 2006 03:21 PM
>>hi guys, i have a 4 to 5 foot cornsnake that i got from hamburg show 3 years ago and he shed about every 1 and a half month to every 2 month is this normal? younger snakes usally shed often than adults, well here a details he is kept in a vision cage with a heating pad and eat f/t mice once a week and he is very healthy and girthy, i am not too worry about him, i just think maybe it unusaul.? oh and he is kept on newspaper, and a water dish and a corkbark to hide in just like i do with all of my snakes thanks
>>derek
It sounds pretty good. Nice regular sheds, nice set up. Good job.
Yes, younger snakes will tend to shed more often then older snakes. Their growth rates slows as they age.
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