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I got my baby banded b&w cali king, Queenie, about 2 months ago. She's been eating great, a real calm hatchy to hold. But she hasn't shed yet. My Hondo milk is beginning to shed for the second time (got them at the same time). How often is she supposed to shed?

Depends on how much you feed her.

Based on the amount of time that has gone by. It sounds like you are either not feeding the snake as much, or as often, as it wants to eat.

If you have the snake on a schedule (example 1x per week0 take the snake off any schedules and offer food 3x per week.

Also what size and age is you snake? A pic would be helpful or post more info.
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She's about 5 months oldish....she eats once a week. I usually feed her and King, my Hondo, on the same day. Here's a pic of her from almosta month ago.

my neonates shed weekly and seem to always goping into and out of a shed cycle.

you cannot overfeed a king that is growing. Try and offer food at least 3 times per week and see what she does. Also I would feed as large a mouse as possible so that the snake gets more calcium and protein.

remember these snakes eat other snakes in the wild. So a lot of calcium is digested and large meals cause growth spurts. Young neonate mice just don't have that much nutrition and are made up mostly of water.
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"Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8".

"They that can give up essential liberty, to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." -Benjamin Franklin

I put a pinky in there yesterday, she still hasn't touched it. However, I did notice that since we put a new hiding area for her in there, she puts herself in there so tightly, either she doesn't want to come out of it, or she gets herself stuck. I put the pinky in there right by the entrance and she never came out for it.
Can she get stuck in a hiding place?

it's possible but I doubt it, she probably wants peace and quiet while she goes through her shed phase. Octopi and snakes can squeeze into and get out of really tight spaces!
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Todd Hughes

I doubt it too. Most of my Lampros are still like piranha to food, even in the blue.

Scott
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How many nuns could a nunchuck chuck if a nunchuck could chuck a nun?

I called my vet immediately after I posted just to make doubly sure, and she said that she couldn't, but that if she was, her scales would be very rough. Queenie's smooth, she's just very coiled in there.
Still trying to get used to the idea that they won't eat every week. I figured they'd be starving after the week was over.

can you post a pic of the hide? I get the idea that maybe it is ceramic and has one small hole?
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Todd Hughes

She will shed when she is ready.. Feed her larger meals and more often (2x per week) and she will shed more often..

~ Mike Russo