Yeah, it is the shed.



As the snake becomes an adult, you may see times when he/she is not feeding. Shedding, time of year, light cycle, breeding season, etc may bring about slightly different behaviors, and food may not be a priority. This is normal.



I'll even go a step further.. to expect a snake to feed every week like clockwork is a human thing. All of us keepers at some point erroneously expected this from our captives. Try to look at it from the standpoint of the snake. Every 5 or 7 days or pinky vs fuzzy means nothing to the snake. When hungry, the snake will eat if temperatures support that behavior. If in a shed or just after, the snake may not want to. If it is Winter and the light cycle suggests so, the snake may choose to not feed.



Just because you or I expect our snakes to follow some human schedule of 1 week does not mean the snake will do the same thing. Given the right temps and the right time of year, they will feed every day if offered. They will gorge sometimes if given the opportunity and conserve sometimes by choosing lower temps.
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