Shedding/Feeding Concerns

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Originally Posted by Pandora

But she's not eating properly when it's wet. And Luna mentioned they don't like it wet... so why isn't she eating right?

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I don't know, but from my personally experience, it doesn't bother them when their food is wet. Some snakes try to eat their prey the wrong way all the time whether it is wet or not. Sometimes it takes them a while to learn to eat the right way.

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Originally Posted by Somed00d

what makes you think the snake is dehydrated? in that picture it looks fine besides its in the middle of a shed. rats have a lot of water in them so there is no real need to add water to the rat.

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I'm not saying she's dehydrated. I'm saying I want to avoid it because I've never seen her drink.

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Originally Posted by JayBP

I don't know, but from my personally experience, it doesn't bother them when their food is wet. Some snakes try to eat their prey the wrong way all the time whether it is wet or not. Sometimes it takes them a while to learn to eat the right way.

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Well she never used to do that before I started wetting the snakes. It seems that once I started doing that, she constricts, looses interest, and then comes back to it but has a hard time finding the head.

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Originally Posted by Pandora

Well she never used to do that before I started wetting the snakes. It seems that once I started doing that, she constricts, looses interest, and then comes back to it but has a hard time finding the head.

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Not snakes, I meant rats. lol

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Originally Posted by Pandora

I'm not saying she's dehydrated. I'm saying I want to avoid it because I've never seen her drink.

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I wouldn't be worried.. I have 30 ball pythons and I have not seen them drink..

As long as your humidity is good, always have clean water and feed them regularly she will be fine!

Richard

Hi,


Since I didn't see this mentioned. :)

Skin folds from dehydration tend to run along the snake from nose to tail where as skin wrinkles from shedding, chubbyness and coiling tend to run from spine to belly. :gj:


dr del