Baby ball python.

Didn't eat last week, now it's in the process of shedding. Should i feed it or wait? I don't really know.

5/31/2007 5:22:17 PM

kill it and make a belt.

5/31/2007 5:23:24 PM

if* dammit.

5/31/2007 5:29:07 PM

i dont you are supposed to if its eyes are cloudy.

5/31/2007 5:35:39 PM

oh, I thought this said "should a snake eat its shedding?" and I was like

5/31/2007 5:37:16 PM

? You are if they're cloudy?

5/31/2007 5:37:32 PM

Pump it with hormones and roids until it's big enough to make some boots.

Then kill it and make a belt.

5/31/2007 6:07:42 PM

[no]

5/31/2007 6:38:55 PM

is it's??

5/31/2007 6:47:33 PM

give it a day or so. it can technically eat after it's done (it's not like they're soft or anything). waiting won't hurt it if it eats regularly.

5/31/2007 7:02:14 PM

the thing is sometimes they don't eat while in shed. i've feed mine during the shed and they are fine.

5/31/2007 7:05:17 PM

i would wait until the shed is complete

[Edited on May 31, 2007 at 7:44 PM. Reason : w]

5/31/2007 7:32:24 PM

check his belly and eyes to see if he's about to shed, and don't feed from then until he's completely done

[Edited on June 2, 2007 at 1:01 PM. Reason : belly gets pinkish and eyes get cloudy/occluded]

6/2/2007 1:00:36 PM

I thought this said "should a snake eat is it shitting?"

6/2/2007 1:06:35 PM

I thought it said "should a snake eat its shedding?"

I once had geckos and they ate their shedding, but I guess that was normal.


oh, and to answer your question, yes, you can feed it. waiting a day or two isn't going to hurt either.

[Edited on June 2, 2007 at 2:25 PM. Reason : answer]

6/2/2007 2:24:01 PM

It's more of a question of will the snake eat while shedding than should I feed him. If the snake will eat, let em eat, but many simply won't when they're shedding. I've never heard of any complications of feeding a snake in shed either.

6/2/2007 2:46:34 PM

I really thought that she was asking if a snake was supposed to eat its shed like a freakin' hermit crab.

6/2/2007 3:22:20 PM

Me too. Like cockatiels chewing on their feathers. :3 ~:> rather

6/2/2007 7:18:43 PM

^^ that's what i thought at first, too. i've never had a snake do it, but it's not all that uncommon in the reptile world.

6/2/2007 9:42:32 PM