Yay! First shed and beyond ecstatic.

[SnakeCharm]

I definitely tried to wait feeding my 1300g adult male BP when he was in shed-mode. But I noticed that every time I changed his water, he would pop his cute head out of his hide, just as he usually does when he was hungry. Mind you, he was supposed to be fed 5 days prior and I felt like I needed to feed him. While some BPs don't feed during their shed cycle and some do, I wanted to know if he fed, so I took a leap-of-faith and decided to "test him out", just to see if he would eat during the shedding process.

I scented his cage with a paper towel slightly damp with the F/T rat juices (kinda gross, come to think of it lol) and lo and behold he popped his head out, ready to strike even though he couldn't see anything with his opaque, blue eyes. I plopped the rat next to him, left him to figure it out what was there, and he struck it. Definitely wasn't the best strike he's ever done lol. Needless to stay, after the feeding ordeal he went straight back into his hide and was one "happy" shedding BP. However, by feeding him, it definitely affected the results of his shed. While I can almost 100% guarantee he would have shed in one piece if I didn't feed him the large rat, he ended up shedding in two pieces, just because the rat stretched out his skin .

So moral of the story, yes, I believe you can feed him/her IF you think he/she will feed. However, just know that by doing so, it may affect the way he/she sheds. And also, make sure you leave them alone while they're shedding! I know when I bothered my BP during his shed-cycle he hissed at me for the first time .