Does anyone feed during shed???

Just wondering if anyone ussually feed their bp when they are in shed??? Mine has taken food when in shed, just dont know if i should even offer her food..... What you think????

No, not generally. I do have a few eaters that will eat pretty much no matter what but shed is stressful enough I think, without the added demands of digesting a meal.

Blue...shed....they will eat at anytime. If they will take it then give it to them. Now with that being said....if they are blue be careful if you are feeding live. They really cannot see and could be at risk by a live feed. Also when they are blue...their aim can be quite interesting! ;)

My girl has only shed once since I have had her. Come her regular;ar feeding day I was wondering f I should try or not. I thought I would try and she took it no problem. SO yes, I guess I do feed during shed!

My guy eats for me whenever I try to feed him...lucky I guess. So in short, yes I keep my regular schedule when he's shedding and it's worked great out so far.

I always offer food on the scheduled day some eat some dont when they are in shed.

You will probably find out that most people feed whether the snake is in shed or not, I know I do and the majority eats only a handful will refuse while in shed.

All of mine are different... a few will always eat during shed (Scout, Julius, Toby, Vinnie), two never will (Mona, Delilah), and the others are hit & miss. Usually I offer the prey regardless, and just be prepared for a refusal. I feed mostly live, so leftovers either go to somebody else, or join my breeding colony for a week.

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Originally Posted by jason79

I always offer food on the scheduled day some eat some dont when they are in shed.

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Same here.

i don't see how some people make this an issue, i fed mine in shed/blue no problem. i'm sure they eat in the wild when they're shedding

Yep. :)

My little female will take food anytime, and almost anywhere. Granted, she may take a few more seconds because she can't SEE! :P But she's a great feeder.

bp's are nocturnal and have poor eye sight whether or not they're in shed. so i don't think eyesight plays a very significant role in hunting, if any.

i didn't used to, but now that we have 20 snakes (which may become 21 within the next few days), i don't really worry about thawing mice, only to have them "wasted" because the snake was in shed. i usually only thaw about 10 food items per week, because i know that not ALL the snakes will eat every week.

i offer each snake a food item every week, and if they don't take it i move on to the next. sometimes, i offer snakes that are in shed, without even knowing it. often feeding day lies on the "clear" phase of shed, and sometimes a day or two after they have eaten, i find a neat little shed rolled up in their enclosure.

but yes, i do offer in shed because i don't have many snakes that really refuse because of it.

unless their eyes are COMPLETELY blue, then i don't offer because, WATCH OUT they have horrible aim

:P

I used to but I had a couple shedding issues that I attributed to it, so I stopped feeding them from blue to slough.

yes i do. she has never turned down a meal no matter when or what i offer to her. i hope she stays this way. i dont feed in blue tho just so she can atleast see a lil bit. but once they clear up its feeding time