Feeding while shedding skin.

[Livewire]

Hi I have a 2 month old Childrens python and a month old stimi, now they are both in the process of shedding there skin. Is it a good idea to offer food at this stage or better wait until they have shed?

Thanks.

[BROWNS]

Offer if you like,some snakes still feed well in slough mode and some don't....seee how you go and work it out

[Livewire]

Thanks Browns, I'll give it a go, worst case scenario i'll have flush the pinkie down the toilet.

[redline]

with my snakes i just wait untill they have finshed there slough.

[bigguy]

Livewire, even though some eat while shedding, its best not to do so, specially if they are in the final stages. It can make it very hard for them to remove the shed over the food item in their stomachs.

[Livewire]

Yeah, i guess that makes sense. I'll wait until they have shed. Thanks bigguy

[moosenoose]

Originally Posted by bigguy

Livewire, even though some eat while shedding, its best not to do so, specially if they are in the final stages. It can make it very hard for them to remove the shed over the food item in their stomachs.

I've found this with mine also. She'll eat morning, noon and night and would still probably take down something even during a shed if I let her Greedy thing!!! Best to wait if you can, otherwise it's a night in front of the tele with a snake soaking in a bowl of warmish, mildly soapy water

[soulweaver]

exactly what bigguy said!! few days over their due feeding time won't kill em.

[womas4me]

a few months over their due feeding time wont kill em either

[Livewire]

Thanks guys, i'll just wait. I guess they can last a while without food, and there pretty fat so i guess they would have fat reserves they can survive on for a few days.

[Livewire]

and I guess them being not active as usual, is normal also? I hope!!

[angelrose]

JMO, It would be cruelty to feed them b4 a slough, it would stress them out trying to shed over that. They are oppertunistic feeders and probably will take it, but they certainly will regret it the next day.........Wait till after, they can go months and months without food.

Angel

[Livewire]

Thanks Angelrose, I'm gona wait until they have shed. The last thing i want is my little friends being stressed.

[redline]

my was like that 2 livewire, now i no 2 wait

[Livewire]

Well, i guess if you don't ask you won't know. I'm glad I asked, now I know. So I won't be making that mistake.