The other day while feeding my ball, i noticed that her/his eyes where hazed over, and he/she looks about ready to shed. After feeding, while i was checking the boards, i noticed someone say not to feed before a shed. I'm abit curious to why this reason is. Anyone have a peticualar feeling on this?
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Shed question
Hetfield6j
Aug 01, 2004 08:08 PM
Replies (2)
IMO
Aug 01, 2004 11:55 PM
The other day while feeding my ball, i noticed that her/his eyes where hazed over, and he/she looks about ready to shed. After feeding, while i was checking the boards, i noticed someone say not to feed before a shed. I'm abit curious to why this reason is. Anyone have a peticualar feeling on this?
In the wild, a snake in shed may feel vulnerable to predators. Some people feed during shed and others don't. If your snake seems confortable with being fed during shed, then it's your call.
Seliah
Aug 06, 2004 09:59 AM
Of the three snakes we have... only two can we actually 'tell' when they are in shed. The bananna albino bullsnake, we can never tell when he's about to shed except to watch the dryness (not colour) of his scales, as his eyes never go blue.
My ball doesn't like to eat when she's in shed. The rock python doesn't care - if it's food, she'll take it no matter WHAT is going on at the time. LOL
So my take? It depends on the individual animals ... some will not eat during shed, others will ... just get to know your snake, and go with what you know of the animal ...
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1 Ball Python
1 Rock Python
1 Bullsnake
5 Cats
Love 'em all ...
