Probably going into shed?

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Originally Posted by Mighty Monty

True Statement, mine still eats when his eyes are blue, his eyes aren't blue...i've uncovered him plenty of times to feed him and he's usually cool about it. Maybe i just caught him at the wrong time, or maybe his eyes aren't blue yet, but he's in the starting stage of it. I don't know, i'm going to try feeding him again on his next scheduled feeding time.

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Exactly. You know your snake better than anyone, you know it will still eat while in shed. My best guess is you just startled him.