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my bp has had its eyes hazed over for about 3 days and today they cleared up should i try feeding or should i wait it has beed about 6 days sence it last eat anything????

melissa

Your ball python is in shed, make sure the humidity is high enough. Wait for him/her to shed, then try offering a meal.

I usually agree that you should wait until it completes its shed, but if the eyes have cleared you could feed it. Just don't stress it if you are feeding live. If you wait another 4 days or so it will complete the shed. 2 weeks without food is nothing for a healthy ball python. Some snakes will take food during shed and others will not, it's the snakes choice. In the wild I would think that the snake would hide away until the shed is complete.

It's still in shed. Snakes eyes clear up the day before a shed, then they shed. Wait till you find the old shed. I said shed a lot.

I feed my snakes once every 2 weeks. I give them a bigger meal. I think it's more natrual. They don't grow as big, but the seem much more healthier than the snakes that are power-fed or fed too much too quickly. 6 days doesn't matter. I travel fequently for months at a time, and only get someone to check in on my snakes, not feed them. I went away for 6 weeks once and didn't feed them and they were all fine when I get back. 6 days isn't going to matter at all.

I hope I helped and not just rambled, jack
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