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I have had my cornsnake for a month and a half and she/he has shed once already and she just shed again that makes it twice since i had her/him is that normal?

it depends...........
how old is it?
how much do you feed it?

if its young then yes it could be normal
if you feed it alot then yes it could be normal
if its older and being fed a normal diet then its not normal

adam
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hybrid breeders association
1.0 snow corns
1.0 albino corns
1.1 sinacorns
1.0 striped ghost corns
1.1 kenyan sand boas
1.1 mbk
1.3 ghost corns
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 childrens python
0.1 albino nelsons
0.1 anery motley
0.1 albino banded cal king
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0 jurassic milk
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 3 lined mud turtle

Like farfrumugen stated in his post,...if it is a young snake that is being well fed, it is very typical, if it is an adult,they only shed this often in response to A, injury, or B, mite/tick infestation. I'm hoping you have a very young snake, and it's neither A, or B, but rather a rapid growth rate........ hope this helps,.....best regards,........................Doug

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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!

My cornsnake is hatchling - 6 months where i got her/him from said thats how old she/he was and i feed her/him one small pinky on tuesday and two small pinkys on friday the reson for two on friday is cause of the long time gap from friday to tuesday

that is not a long gap but actually pretty close for feedings. i myself try to feed my hatchlings once a week but i normally feed them the appropriate amount. if its a bigger hatchling then i feed it 2-3 pinks if its super small i may only feed it a pinky head
adam

p.s. its seems to me that you are doing fine
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hybrid breeders association
1.0 snow corns
1.0 albino corns
1.1 sinacorns
1.0 striped ghost corns
1.1 kenyan sand boas
1.1 mbk
1.3 ghost corns
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 childrens python
0.1 albino nelsons
0.1 anery motley
0.1 albino banded cal king
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0 jurassic milk
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 3 lined mud turtle

Again,.......I agree with Adam,...it's only a four day span!, if they are the diameter(or slightly larger) than the largest portion of your snake, then this is more than adequate for the snake to be fed twice a week. Only if the prey is fairly small in comparison to the snake would I feed it two at a time. A corn of six months should be able to manage one small "fuzzy" in place of two small "pinkies" if you desire.......The main thing is, that unless you have a VERY strong need to get it big quick, it is much healthier for the snake if it is fed moderately, and not excessively......snakes are known to have more health problems, and can live shorter lives when fed to heavily.......Hope this helps,............................Doug
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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!

Yes. it is fairly normal if he has been well fed.