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I have a baby male albino nelsoni that is shedding almost every week! He is eating one small pinky every week. I have raised other nelsoni that never shed this often? Also, he takes a very long time to shed and the skin seems to not want to come off unless I soak him and take it off myself. He has a water dish available at all times. What could be the cause of this?

Thanks
Zach
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AIM sn: z10silver

>>I have a baby male albino nelsoni that is shedding almost every week! He is eating one small pinky every week. I have raised other nelsoni that never shed this often? Also, he takes a very long time to shed and the skin seems to not want to come off unless I soak him and take it off myself. He has a water dish available at all times. What could be the cause of this?
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>>Thanks
>>Zach
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>>AIM sn: z10silver

Hi Zach,

I've had a few animals like that, i consider it a disorder and have not discovered a cure. Most eventually displayed other health problems. You can check temperatures but clearly that's not normal behavior and I don't think it's in the range of natural variation for healthy animals. I wish i had a treatment to recommend but haven't found anything. Vets & herpers have suggested various chemical imbalances in such animals but to the best of my knowledge the jury's still out. I'll be itnerested to see what ideas others present here. Good luck.

Terry

Terry, your post has got me even more worried! When you say most developed other health conditions as well, can you elaborate? Did the snakes live? The skin on my snake appears very wrinkly/dry but still very tightly attached and not ready to come off.

Thanks for your help
-Zach
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AIM sn: z10silver

I have a female het albino the same problem that yours has, I mean other than irregular eating habits she is pretty healthy. She only eats when she's ready and then comes time to shed and I have to help this little one out. It can be fustrating at time and time consuming but to me it's worth it. I hope this helps. I included a picture of her