I guess I just shouldn't of posted this. Of I can find a way to delete it I will... I can accept criticism And helpful comments. But by no way am I new to snakes.I've had them for over 10 years now and have 21 myself. From boas to balls to green tree pythons and carpets. I've never breed snakes before as I myself don't know if I am ready. As for my friend in his defense I don't understand how he is irreaponceable breeder for giving someone with aalot of bo expierence a snake that hasn't been established yet and most likely won't make it? When you have 200 babys just hatched and 200 more breeder or almost breeder size snakes you usually let nature take its course. You don't have time to deadicate to a snake that has a high chance of making it. The point in not selling a snake until it shed and has eaten is to ensure it is established and won't parish with the new owner. Because that makes you look bad and stealing someones money. I asked him for it when I knew the odds of its outcome. Like stated all of its siblings are not even for sale yet. Nor does he ever sell anything without getting 3 meals atleast and shed. MY pourpose for the thread was just to say what I got and to see if I should attempt to feed before it sheds basically. Obviously you cannot make a snake shed and can only provide higher humidity for it attempting to help. The snake most likely won't make it. Won't be able to reproduce and wasn't easy to sex and it wasn't even 100% positive of the sex. I figured and so did heit would stand a better chance in my snake room with 21 other snakes I tend to and handel daily then in his with 400 that he doesn't have time to handel every one daily. And let it not make ot and end up in his freezer. If he was that irreapobceable he could of just let what ever happen happen and then made it into monitor food....