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Shedding Questiom
My typically non picky eater refused his meal last week, so of course I was worried. He only eats live food right now so I was forced to keep and provide for his meal for a week....lol. So today being week 2 of not eating, I decided to feed him today. As I got to get him to eat, I look and he has shedded?!?!?! There were no tale tale indications of shed. He seemed normal, no eye color change, no real irritability, basically normal behavor. Is this normal? Should I wait a few more day before feeding or is it ok to let him feed now?
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Re: Shedding Questiom
 Originally Posted by grorie
My typically non picky eater refused his meal last week, so of course I was worried. He only eats live food right now so I was forced to keep and provide for his meal for a week....lol. So today being week 2 of not eating, I decided to feed him today. As I got to get him to eat, I look and he has shedded?!?!?! There were no tale tale indications of shed. He seemed normal, no eye color change, no real irritability, basically normal behavor. Is this normal? Should I wait a few more day before feeding or is it ok to let him feed now?
You can feed him as soon as he sheds.
It is okay to use pine bedding for snakes.
It is okay to feed live food to snakes.
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I would feed him now, he should be fine. And maybe you just missed the signs of shedding - I find a lot of mine display signs and then lose them a day or two before I find the shed in their tubs.
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Re: Shedding Questiom
You can absolutely attempt to feed! I feed mine on a set schedule, and they get fed whether it's before, during, or after a shed. Either they eat or they don't. Most of mine eat regardless. I only have a couple that won't eat during a shed cycle.
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Re: Shedding Questiom
Thanks for the info, attempted to feed him again yesterday. After about 10 minutes of hesitation, he finally ate. Here's hoping everything is back to normal.
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