feeding thingy

The reptile house guys told me that, when I first got my ball, although that might have been a one time thing, since I brought him home as his eyes were clouding up.

I think I've read/heard from other people about how you shouldn't feed during shed, some of which was on this board.

I just think feeding live during a shed wouldent be the best idea becuase of the impared vision. I think its totally fine tho if your feeding pre killed or frozen-thawed. But who knows i could be totally wrong,its just what I think.

I agree with the not feeding live prey during shed.

ok totally new problem i was cetain that his eyes we blue on friday but now i'm not so sure can ur snake go out of shed?

No, the eyes go blue, then they go back to normal then they will shed in a few days,perfectly normal dont worry :D

so its like (roughly) 2 days of blue, then back to normal, then they shed?

well........When roxy sheds first i notice her get really dull in color then a few days later her eyes turn blue and after about 2 days they go back and then a few days later she sheds.So.....about a week and a half(maybe even two). At least for me its like that,other peoples snakes are differnt .

When Pelota shed she was in blue eye stage for about 4 days, then eyes cleared, then 3 days later she shed. She's currently in shed now, and she's been blue since Friday. I expect a shed by this friday or sometime during the weekend. It usually takes her a week to shed.

Oh, and as for not feeding during a shed, usually it's not a good idea since shedding is stressful enough on the body, so having to digest a meal might not be too good. Atleast that's how I see it. Although I did feed Pelota friday as she was going into shed. But it was a smaller meal than usual, and I was already in the process of feeding her before I even noticed he blue eyes, so I wasn't about to rip the mouse from her grip. ;) And she digested it fine. But if you do feed while in shed, don't be surprised to find a regurge.

It's not that you *shouldn't* feed when they're in shed (unless you're feeding live) but that a lot of snakes just won't eat until they're done shedding and feeling less vulnerable. Unless your snake is in serious condition, it won't hurt it to wait a few days for a meal, and then your odds go way up of the snake actually eating and benefitting from the prey and of your not wasting time and money to feed a non-eater.