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feeding before shedding??
Is it ideal to give my ball python a meal while he's in his shedding stage? Some of my bps dont show interest at this stage (opaque eyecaps) but this one seems it'll take the meal if offered.
Last edited by cinner; 04-20-2011 at 12:37 AM.
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I haven't had problems with a snake that wants to eat taking food. I don't go out of my way to feed them in shed but if I have something another refused I will give it a go with a snake in shed. My pastel female ate twice between start a week ago and finish of her shed this evening. She's super hungry again so I'm defrosting some F/T mice as I type Depends on the snake I suppose!
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B
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Re: feeding before shedding??
 Originally Posted by Simple Man
I haven't had problems with a snake that wants to eat taking food. I don't go out of my way to feed them in shed but if I have something another refused I will give it a go with a snake in shed. My pastel female ate twice between start a week ago and finish of her shed this evening. She's super hungry again so I'm defrosting some F/T mice as I type  Depends on the snake I suppose!
Regards,
B
alright thanks for your response 
BTW saw your vids and they're great!
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I've never had a problem with Gene eating in shed, except for f/t. He doesn't like it. I got him to eat a f/t once, then the next time he refused it, waited a week, refused again. By this point he was in shed. Went and got a live rat and he took it instantly. Ate, and the next day he shed. Made me happy
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My policy is, if it's time to feed and it'll eat, feed it
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