In blue?

[teebyrd393]

I'm a new owner...my baby BP Jade has refused food the last two times offered...has actually shown no interest, where as previously had a biweekly feeding with fuzzies. Upon closer inspection, her eyes look clouded bluish (I think that's the term "in blue"). Skin looks dull and sharply wrinkled at body's angles. I've added damp moss to her plastic hide and upped the humidity the best I can...it's at 72 right now. Am I right??? Is this the beginning of her first shed? I feed f/t and have wasted 3 now that she hasn't taken...I can wait until her shed is over to offer food again, right? Thank you

[OhBalls]

I'm a new owner...my baby BP Jade has refused food the last two times offered...has actually shown no interest, where as previously had a biweekly feeding with fuzzies. Upon closer inspection, her eyes look clouded bluish (I think that's the term "in blue"). Skin looks dull and sharply wrinkled at body's angles. I've added damp moss to her plastic hide and upped the humidity the best I can...it's at 72 right now. Am I right??? Is this the beginning of her first shed? I feed f/t and have wasted 3 now that she hasn't taken...I can wait until her shed is over to offer food again, right? Thank you

Yes, offer when she is finished shedding...sounds as if she is in shed....

...and PLEASE bump up the food size and offer once a week....that you're offering is not enough....a juvie BP can handle a small adult mouse without problems....my 07 babies eat adult mice....one of them (named HAM after Miss Piggy) ate three adult mice today and two just last week....she was born in July...
fuzzies are not enough (IMO)...bump up slowly each feeding....perhaps offer 2 fuzzies one week...then a hopper....then an adult mouse....go from there......

her color sounds like a classic shed....eyes are eerie like that arent they??

would love to know how she does!!!

[TanyaL]

Our bp wouldn't eat during shed either. This time, I'm probably not even going to offer and just wait until after she sheds.

If you are feeing fuzzie mice biweekly, I doubt that is enough. Our poor girl was getting pinky mice biweekly before I got her and immediately we upped it to fuzzie mice once a week and even then that wasn't enough. She is now taking small adult mice with no problem, every 7 days. But, if you post your bp's weigth, age or any other helpful information there are plenty of other people on this board who are way more qualified to suggest prey size.

Also, if the prey is not taken and you don't let it sit out too long, I was told that they could be refrozen ONCE. Just make usure that it's labeled as pre-thawed or whatever.

[starmom]

All snakes are different, that's cool! I had one shed the other day, just had another shed this morning and have another one in blue. They have all eaten no matter where they are in their cycle. I don't know how old your snake is, but my snakes in the 150-200g weight get a weanling rat, snakes over 200g get a 55g small rat every 7 days, and breeder females over 600g get an 80g medium rat. Maybe this will help you to determine if you are feeding a good sized prey to your snake!

[waltah!]

I would definitely bump up the prey size a little bit. If you have several fuzzies left that you don't want to waste you can offer multiples until you run out. My guy is less than a year old and eating small rats at this point. I have had him on adult mice since I got him. I know that a lot of bp's won't eat during shed so try again after it's over. Hendrix eats whether he's in shed or not. Good luck!

[teebyrd393]

Thank you all so much for clarifying the process. I will get a digi and weigh her...not sure of her age...I really wanted to know but I got her at a pet shop and the "specialist" (haha) in the reptile dept didn't know the date they were hatched. I will post all the info. soon. Thanks for your help!

[teebyrd393]

just weighed her....she'd 105g

[starmom]

just weighed her....she'd 105g

Give her a rat pup...

[teebyrd393]

ok...Ill try it tonight! thanks!

[Texas Dan]

Give her a rat pup...

I have a question here (i'm not trying to steal your thread), but Rat pups are bigger or smaller than fuzzy rats? I have a 139g BP and he is on fuzzies atm and they seem good size for him.