Shayna broke her winter fast tonight.
She shed and wasted last week, so I cannot say I am surprised.
She last ate 1/6/2023.
Hoping she gets on a regular schedule of a small rat every 2 weeks. She's had false starts before, and sometimes skips another meal or two before getting going for the summer and fall.
Either way, she looks great and is healthy and happy.
I do not handle her much at all when she's fasting/brumating. She spends most of her time burrowed and hidden.
She went 4 months (about) without shedding or wasting. She really shuts her body down.
I know a lot of people worry when their BP's fast. It's often not a big deal and just what they do. She turns 11 this September and has fasted every winter, at least for a couple of months, since she was 2 and about 1kg.
Either way, always good to see a snake eating.
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