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Old 31-Dec-06, 10:52 AM
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Question How often does a snake shed his skin??

Can someone please fill me in

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Old 31-Dec-06, 10:55 AM
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I heard 4 times a year normaly but also depends on how much you feed it and temps.
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The leaders of the course I did not long back says every 1 to 3 months.
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yeah,,
three months or so..but my female shed about 5 weeks ago then shed again last night
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That is entirelly up to the individual snake and depends on a lot of factors such as age, feeding regime etc, etc.
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First 12-18 month shed every 6-8 weeks, 18-36 months 8-10 weeks and as an adult about every 12 weeks. This is just my opinion but it grows good health pythons.
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My little atherton is 10 weeks old and hasnt shed yet
Does anyone know how often a hatchling would shed or when they would have their first shed?
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It depends on how often you feed them and how old they are.
The older the snake the less they will slough.
The more they are feed the faster they will grow and slough more.
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My female 10 mth old scrub shed twice in 3 weeks. 12 mth old coastal shed once in 6 mths. All depends on how much u feed and the snake - they are all fed on a weekly basis.
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Mine appears to be once a month to once evedry 2 months.... (spotted python)
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my pythons generally shed every 6-12 weeks. depending on weather and how much food they have been given. but whilst they are young they will shed more often and slow down with age.
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