I have read countless times that people don't even try to feed during the shed. Are you talking about the entire 10-14 day cycle or more just once their eyes get dark and they have trouble seeing and then getting ready to shed. The last week or so our BP has been staying in the cold hide day and night, which is what he did last time he shed. He has only shed once since we got him in November and it was 8 weeks after we got him. It has been over 8 weeks again so I assume he is about to shed again based on the inactivity. He is still sitting with his head out of the hide at night.