Lightning had his first shed today. That is why it has been eating. He seems to be pretty skilled at it. My grandma was watching him over this passed week. She was here 4 days ago, and did not see any loose skin on him, nor a skin around the tank. I came back from florida earlier, and there was a skin laying in front of his water. My old ribbon snake took about 8 days to shed. Lightning seemed to have did it in 4-5. That's also the reason why he was refusing to eat. I fed him soon after I saw the skin, and he had a feast.