Is My BP in Shed?

[silly_sybin]

Hi everyone. I'm a new member and this is my first post. I've owned my baby normal BP for about a month and a half and been lurking here for about two. So many great members with ample information! What a great forum.

My BP has shed once (about a month ago?) since I acquired her and it was good. I let her acclimate for about a month before feeding, and she's eaten 4 mouse hoppers (f/t, 5 days apart, no refusals). I weighed her Dec 2 at about 85g.

I noticed a slightly pink belly 14 days ago. I haven't been handling much so I haven't noticed the blue eyes, but she appears slightly dull under a flashlight and some of the light reflects back as blueish grey. However, the pic I provided does not show this at all (the flashlight is my phone's LED).



Yesterday was her scheduled feeding day, but I skipped it since it is suggested to not feed during late shed. Is my BP even in shed? Should I go ahead and offer food tonight? I know she looks normal in the pic; are there any other pics of her I should show? This is my first BP so I could be wrong in expecting a shed.

Thanks for reading!

[Ax01]

welcome to the forum!

she doesn't look like she's in shed in the pix. no blue eyes or tinted skin. but they do clear up right before shedding tho.

u can offer food, she might not take it tho and it won't hurt her to wait another week.

[ItsAllNew2Me!]

i offer food whether in shed or not. I have a female just last week that was blind (clouded eyes) that was real defensive but when i dangled some food in front of her she snatched it as quick as normal. it is up to you though.

As far as in shed goes i cant tell from the pic. I have had a female do a surprise shed on me though. i missed her eyes clouding and pink belly and i even handled her. It wasn't till the next day when i saw how bright she was lol! I must have been on autopilot.

[bproffer]

My BP was in shed his last feeding. Had the blue clouded eyes but took food no problem.