Good morning all. I got Brutus out of his cage this morning for a little excersize. I got him about three weeks ago and he was shedding at the time. It was a vey bad shed and I had to remove the old shed for him. Anywas, when I got him out, I noticed his eyes were blue and his body had a little bluish tint it it. Does this mead he is getting ready to shed? What should I do to make this an easy shed? My temps is about 90 with 70% humidity on the basking side, the problem is, he never comes out of the hide on the cool side. A couple of other questions, is it normal for him to become very active and flickering his tongue while holding or am I scaring him and he is trying to get away? Every once in a while, he makes a poping noise when letting out a breath, is this an infection? My last question, is on feeding. I have fed brutus one mouse every five days, he is about 18" long and possibly 2-3 months old, should I start feeding him two mice and each feeding? If not, when should I? Thanks for your time.
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Yes, it sounds like he's getting ready to shed. I put a dish of damp (not soggy) sphagnum moss (available at the pet shop) in the cage. Then I put an upside down flower pot with holes cut into it in the dish. A plastic tupperware contianer works, too, but I prefer the flower pots, as they absorb abd hold moisture. That should give him more humidity for his shed. Also, if you have sreen on top of the cage, you might cover it up at least partly with a plastic bag.
And, yes, it's good that he flicks his tounge when you hold him. He's exploring.
As far as feeding, a good rule of thumb is to find the widest part of his body, and give him a prey item that's about that big around. Yes, he can swallow it. 
Bless you for wanting to give you snake the best care. He sounds like a lucky snake.
Good luck,
GratefulFred
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GratefulFred
The bluieish eyes normaly mean that ur BP is in shed I would increse the humidity 2 €. The popping noises normaly mean a resperitory infection keep the humidity high and take ur BP 2 the vet.My BP does a lot of flickering when she comes out of her tank I believe that she is just sniffing around and exploring. And 1 mouse should be enough but I normaly put out 3 mice and let her choose how much she would like 2 eat, someone please tell me if I M doing something wrong or if some of my info is wrong.
*THANKS AND I HOPE THIS HELPS*
