Feeding during shed?

On Monday I noticed Makena's eyes were opaque and she was dull. She's ready to shed for me. I've fed her twice (on a 5 day schedule) and tomorrow is the next scheduled feeding day. Is it worth it to attempt to feed her or should I just wait until she's shed? I know people do both, but as I haven't had her for long I'm not sure how she would handle it. I'm thinking I'll skip this feeding and shoot for post-shed. Does this make sense? Should I try the mouse tomorrow to see if the shedding process affects her feeding? I really just can't decide...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by branson

On Monday I noticed Makena's eyes were opaque and she was dull. She's ready to shed for me. I've fed her twice (on a 5 day schedule) and tomorrow is the next scheduled feeding day. Is it worth it to attempt to feed her or should I just wait until she's shed? I know people do both, but as I haven't had her for long I'm not sure how she would handle it. I'm thinking I'll skip this feeding and shoot for post-shed. Does this make sense? Should I try the mouse tomorrow to see if the shedding process affects her feeding? I really just can't decide...

---

it all depends on the snake.. some will eat just fine.. some wont.. every1 has their prefrences.. i dont.. because it can be an energy consuming process and they will appreciate food after shed!

Some of ours eat during shed, some don't. We used to offer whether they were in shed or not but due to enough refusals, we just don't bother now. Once they complete their shed cycle, they eat on the next feeding night which is usually within days of their shed anyways.

i feed at the slighest sign of blue eyes

Depends on the individual some will eat during shed some won't, with time you will know your animal and whether or not he will eat during shed.

Most mine do but a few systematically refuse during shed.

I agree, it depends on the owner and their snakes likes/dislikes. My male and female both happen to show signs of a shedding come soon...The male ate 2 rats (usually eats 4 mice) and the female wanted nothing to do with any of the rodents. It all depends on what the snake is into. :gj:

Niether of our snakes have a problem with eating while they shed. We were wiery of giving Lilith a mouse on her first shed, but she ate just as quick as any other feeding day. same with my other new snake (used to be my brothers), she/he will eat no matter what. I guess it would just depend on the snake though...

I always offer food on feeding day. Sometimes those in the shed cycle will accept the prey and other times they wont. I don't have any one snake who steadfastly clings to either acceptance or refusal during shedding.

Silly snakes :P

I also offer food on feeding day. Mine usually eat while in shed, but if there is a refusal somebody else gets to have seconds (f/t).

I'm in the inbetween category. I have some that seem to feed more aggressively during shed, while others won't even leave their hides.

Do you feed live or f/t? If you feed live, you may need to have an enclosure to keep any refused meals. If f/t, then you should be fine to offer.