Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
"Congratulations" You just slowed down the shed by feeding them "3 days ago"- do not feed snakes when you know they're in shed. I'll say it again: digestion requires good hydration & uses more water from the snake's body to accomplish, & guess what? So does shedding! In order to shed properly, a snake's body secretes moisture (water) between the old & new layer- that's why a freshly shed snake-skin feels damp. Get it?

By feeding your snake you've made a stuck shed much more likely- and-or a regurgitation of this meal if the snake's stomach can't get the job done. Why? Because there's only a limited amount of hydration that's available for either task. You just made both tasks harder for your snake.

No, I wouldn't soak them right now- too stressful- but you might try misting periodically & keeping your fingers crossed. Shedding takes as long as it takes- the first thing you need when you own a snake (besides the money to buy one) is patience & understanding of snake physiology.

Remember that in the wild, snakes "in shed" do not eat. Maybe that's not just because there's no "room service"? Maybe it's because they know something many of us don't? Like how to be snakes... Unlike snakes, humans are obsessed with "timing"- you'll never see snakes with wrist watches or calendars (& not just because they don't have wrists, haha.) It's because everything takes as long as it takes- & they don't multitask all that well.
I done a lot of research before getting my snake and still constantly research now and what has come up about eating while in shed some people do some people don’t the breeders I know do offer while in shed and they take with no problems shedding at all I didn’t offer while they were in blue while they were in clear yes I have they were hunting for food in their tank for two days before I fed them and very active is this is mistake it very well could be yes but I’m spraying the tank twice a day maintaining humidity and checking them I’m still learning and so are people who have had pythons for years I have other snakes too but I’m new to ball pythons I worry a lot about my snakes all of the time and this is something that’s worrying me Thankyou for your advice


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