Snakes Eating in Blue?

my girl eats every time, even in shed.

I currently have a 2010 female cinnamon and a 2010 male BEL that eat in blue with no hesitation. Gotta love those great responses

I don't offer my snake food when he's opaque because he is sometimes picky about when he eats anyway. I may need to get a better hide for him- pretty sure that's the main issue. Anyway, can't see how feeding a snake in shed could be harmful. I just don't :)

My female is an absolute PIG and she'll eat every time - shed or no shed, even in deep blue. She'd eat every day of the week if I let her. Just goes to show how all our bp's are different! :P

I know the books say they wont, but they do. Maybe not all will eat in shed but so far mine dont care.

I even have a gravid female 2 weeks from laying and she ate last week, I will find out if she eats tomorrow. Ah the smell of Rat in the air.

I find that there is lots of contradictory information out there I usually look for two independent articles before I believe anything (independent not using the same or similar wording plagiarism is rampant on the net...) I too have seen article that will tell you that balls won't eat in shed or should not be fed in shed and others that say they will I like most of the posters find my four 3 will, one usually won't. I use the snake as a gauge, I pre-sent if they start nosing around at at all I'll offer if not I'll let it pass.

I also feed mine regardless of who is or isn't in shed. All of mine eat not matter what phase they are at.

WHen I started a long time ago keeping snakes, the common belief was NOT to feed in shed......they won't eat, don't waste the rat, it's not good for them, etc, etc....I always offer. If you eat it, fine. If you don't, that's OK, too, but at least you had a chance:)


It's interesting to me how theories and beliefs have changed so much over the years.