Should I be worried?!

[thinkbig317]

Hey everyone! Ok, so I am getting a little nervous now. My 4 month old BCI got out of the blue about 10 days ago and STILL hasnt shed yet!!! Is this normal? She has been staying in her cool hide and not coming out at all. Prior to this she was out all the time. Im worried about my little girlie! :no:

[sweatshirt]

Don't worry. The same thing happened with my BCI at the beginning of August. She was in the shed cycle for nearly 3 weeks.

Just keep your humidity up :D

[thinkbig317]

Oh geez, thanks! My mind is at ease now!!! Phew! Keeping the humidity right now @ 60-65% (never drops below 55%). Is this good enough? Also, skipped last weeks meal due to her being in shed. Should I continue to not feed or go ahead and offer a meal this weekend?

[sweatshirt]

I keep my humidity around 75% when Magenta sheds. She's only had 2 sheds with me so far, and is in the blue now, but she's only had perfect sheds.

Some snakes eat while in shed and some don't. Magenta doesn't, but my friend's corn snake does. I think it's a 50/50 chance. You can try just to find out if she's a shed eater.

[thinkbig317]

Ok cool, thanks a lot for your help.

[Steve'O]

Keep an eye on her. Might try misting her cage daily. She is young at 4 months and they can still shed often at that age. Has she been eating and defecating? What are you feeding and how often?

[thinkbig317]

Hey Steve'O! My girl has shed since this post and all in one piece (woohoo!). She's defecated once since I got her. I was feeding a hopper every Saturday but switched to a small adult mouse last week and she took it like a champ!

[Steve'O]

Awesome to hear Thinkbig. Glad all is working out. I know how frustrating it is to have them go off feed or have shed problems.