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Eating in shed depends on the snake fell free to offer but I would wait considering this is a new snake to you I would wait a week before I offer at all. Gives your little guy a chance to settle in and adjust.

Yesyes, thats my game plan, plus that way he has time to get hungry. This is week 2 however, even with one this small thats no issue right?

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Originally Posted by RestlessRobie

Eating in shed depends on the snake fell free to offer but I would wait considering this is a new snake to you I would wait a week before I offer at all. Gives your little guy a chance to settle in and adjust.

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You can try to feed during shed, there isn't anything wrong with doing so. They can't see very well during the first phase of the shed cycle and generally feel like crap. Some will eat no problem others will not. You just need to see what your BP wants.

The same applies for not handling a new snake for the first week or so. This is a generalization that we make to help ensure a smooth transition. Some BP's will eat for you the day you get them, others will not. By leaving them alone you drastically increase your chances of a successful first feeding (not because they are more hungry though that might help in some cases) but because they have had time to settle in and feel secure in their new home.

There are somethings in this hobby that are absolute (like UTH's need a thermostat) but there are also a lot of things that we make generalizations about (especially with new owners, once agin to bolster their chances of successfully keeping their new BP happy and healthy) but in time all owners learn how to read their snakes and fine tune their husbandry accordingly.

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Originally Posted by serpent fan

Yesyes, thats my game plan, plus that way he has time to get hungry. This is week 2 however, even with one this small thats no issue right?

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I had a Juvie 300G little guy go off feed for nearly 3 months lost about 35g and is eating again like nothing ever happened your will be fine :)

3months is sketchy! Thats the only thing im scared of, not being bit (i though i got peed on haha) and not the snake escaping, im just worried about a feeding strike, ive never kept an animal that can go a couple days off food comfortably... i guess thats the difference in warm and cold blood.
Very interesting animals, facinating, really

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Originally Posted by serpent fan

3months is sketchy! Thats the only thing im scared of, not being bit (i though i got peed on haha) and not the snake escaping, im just worried about a feeding strike, ive never kept an animal that can go a couple days off food comfortably... i guess thats the difference in warm and cold blood.
Very interesting animals, facinating, really

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3 months is nothing, they can go over a year without food. (now that obviously isn't good for them but they can do it)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

3 months is nothing, they can go over a year without food. (now that obviously isn't good for them but they can do it)

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Now you have to mean a full grown bp can go a year right?
I think id cry every day if this little guy wen that long!
I hate to think my new friend wont eat cause of stress...
Now if i find out mine stops eating just to stress me out...we shall have words..oh yes

Ahhhh my girlfriend put the rat in while i was at work!
Hes killing him, but slowly, and the strike, from what i was told, wasnt too intence..
Now im stressing, but i guess if he was ok to eat, he was ok to eat, right?

The rat got away! What do i do! Gosh why did she feed the snake, stressssss

Nevermind...a second stike as i typed that, this was was intense...wow, mous was gone in a few seconds )the first time maybe she was just annoyed by it..