Question with shedding- I know another shed thread?! Lol

Unless u pick a name which is unisex...even if my bp was a male I would call it tandra lol

Yea I most likely will pick a unisex name lol, figured why my BP wasn't eating, he had to apparently take a massive crap, which he just did and as soon as I went in to clean I had mouse and he grabbed it lol.

Oh right! Haha! Glad its sorted then lol

I named mine Layla not knowing if it's a she or he. Y does it matter if u don't plan on breeding? Just my two cents.

I dont think it matters, like I said, I would name mine tandra regardless. Layla is a lovely name :)

There is no reason to feed f/t in a different bin or tub. Feed the snake in its home and you will reduce stress on the snake and you. Cage aggression is a myth and moving a snake in feed mode only increases your odds of getting tagged. Don't believe me then do a search here and see what the more advanced keepers do.

As far as the shed the belly should be getting pink or be pink if a shed is just beginning. It should be pink before the eyes get foggy. After it gets pink then the snake will enter the blue phase and get the cloudy look to it. Then that will clear and the snake will shed a short time later.

I never refreeze a rat that has been thawed longer than an hour. The rat you have should be tossed. I thaw mine in water because it is much faster and better than having 8-10 rats sitting around thawing out. I don't think the wife would like that. When they are thawed and warmed properly I use tongs to dangle the rats into the snakes cage.

I dont feed mine in a different enclosure either. She knows the difference.

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Originally Posted by dw83uk

I dont feed mine in a different enclosure either. She knows the difference.

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The OP does.

Huh op?

Every once in awhile I do feed the snake in different enclosure because I'll do a whole cage cleaning (remove bedding, clean hides, clean water bowls) but I think I'm going change everything up and now do tank cleanings after feelings so I'll feed in his tank. Thanks for identify with the shedding on the belly, I'll have to give him a look to see!

This name picking is so hard! Lol my other hobbies besides pets are trucks/cars and shooting (guns) so I'm trying get a name from that lol. I was thinking possibly Ruger but trying think of others.