Feeding while "in the blue"
My 2 month old female Pastel BP is currently "in the blue" meaning that her eyes have clouded over and her color has faded a little. It came time for her weekly feeding, and she still ate a fuzzy mouse like normal. I don't know yet if I'll give her a second mouse (she usually eats 2 per feeding session)
Is it ok to be feeding her during shed?
Re: Feeding while "in the blue"
Yes it's okay to feed during shed, if she will eat then feed her :)
Re: Feeding while "in the blue"
The statement that it's dangerous (with live) seems a bit silly to me.
It's no more dangerous feeding live to a bp in shed than a bp not in shed, considering their main sense for feeding and locating prey is their heat pit sensors, not their eyes.
Or you could just feed f/t and not worry about it at all.
I just feed on a schedule. If that means they refuse a meal while in shed, *shrug* it happens.
Re: Feeding while "in the blue"
Thanks to all of you for the advice. It was a pretty successful feeding. She ate one of the mice, but didn't seem too interested in the second (she usually eats 2) so I just put her back in her cage after that.
Re: Feeding while "in the blue"
the first time i tried to feed my girl in shed i actually didnt know she was in blue til she missed the rat twice & almost hit the side of her cage (took the rat out after that cuz it spun around to face off with her) & then we found her with blue eyes later that evening. now i just wait to feed til the day after she sheds out or later the same day if its early in the morning.
has anyone ever had a snake regurge a meal after all the movement involved with shedding? i dunno...just askin'...