shedding

i am new at having a snake so i have a question? my ball python ate last sat. and i was going to feed him again tonight but i notice he is shedding. should i wait before trying to feed it or go ahead. i have researched it but got mixed answers so any advice i would appreciate.

You can offer, if he takes it then great, if not then just skip this meal and feed him next week. One missed meal won't hurt him. However, if you feed live and he's in blue, monitor very very closely!! Preferably feed frozen/thawed anyways, safer for your snake! :)

his eyes are not blue but u can tell that the old skin is fissen to come off and i just got him eating again after 2 months

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Originally Posted by habbott

You can offer, if he takes it then great, if not then just skip this meal and feed him next week. One missed meal won't hurt him. However, if you feed live and he's in blue, monitor very very closely!! Preferably feed frozen/thawed anyways, safer for your snake! :)

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Exactly what he said^^^ that's basically what I was going to say.

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Originally Posted by mcmanama01

his eyes are not blue but u can tell that the old skin is fissen to come off

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My guy gets very dull and pale for about 2-3 days before he goes blue,then goes blue for about 2-3 days and then sheds the following night.

i don't know what you mean by your comment above.

thanks for yall help but he will only eat live right now

Well it's completely up to you, if you offer and he takes it then you're good to go. I always offer all my snakes food during shed, and they all take it, but if they didn't I would just wait until the next scheduled feeding. Some snakes find shedding more stressful than others, and will refuse their meal. If you don't want to take the chance of him refusing, you can certainly jut hold off until after his shed. My suggestion, though, if you do decide to offer and he does refuse, give him at least a few days before trying again. Good luck with it!

ps...I'm a she! haha

-Heidi

he may not reached the blue part yet his eyes look normal right now but the skin is very dull and he is very aggressive and he is usually very docile and he has been in his hide for about a week and normally he is out climbing his climb

when i said he i was talking about the snake lol

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

Exactly what he said^^^ that's basically what I was going to say.

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Haha this is what I meant! :) I'm useless at technology so I'm trying to figure out how to work these things!

yea i noticed that after i posted that my bad lol

It has kinda already been said (feed if they take, great, if not, oh well) but my experience with blue:
I will feed when they are going into shed, or right after blue before they come out of shed. Sometimes they eat, sometimes they don't, but they are offered. I personally do not offer when blue because that is when I usually see them not take the rats. With mine it is almost guaranteed they won't, so I would rather not guarantee a rat be wasted. Based on my experiences, to help you save rats, I do not recommend feeding when blue, but otherwise during the other times of shed, I have the same advice that has already been said.