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04-02-04, 02:34 PM
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Location: Lakeside, Ontario
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Shedding
My corn is all cloudy and stuff. He also seems to be a bit jumpy.
When in this stage should I continue to handle and feed him, or should he be left alone untill he sheds?
I feed him every 7 days and the 7th day was tuesday but I wasn't sure so he didn't get any food.
Thanks
Shane
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04-02-04, 02:49 PM
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some snakes eat during shed, others don't. I personally don't feed during shed. I hate wasting the food. You can only do what you think is best.
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04-02-04, 02:50 PM
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It won't hurt him to wait till he sheds.
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04-02-04, 02:55 PM
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What about handling? Wait or handle?
Thanks
Shane
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04-02-04, 02:55 PM
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Best to leave him alone, you can offer food but don't be alarmed if he refuses.
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04-02-04, 02:59 PM
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Agreeing with Mike, best to leave them be while shedding. That's what I do.
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04-02-04, 03:16 PM
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Wizwize2000, NeveR give your snakes food when its shedding. The reason for that is if there will be a small bump on it from the food inside, its shed will get stuck and you could have really big problems.
I know lots of people say you can feed them, but why try and bring trouble for the snakes.
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04-02-04, 03:27 PM
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Agreed, thank you everyone for the responses!!!
I will leave him be untill shed.
Thanks again 
Shane
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04-02-04, 03:30 PM
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I've never had that problem and never even heard of anyone having that problem. The shed would rip and still come off the snake.
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04-02-04, 03:33 PM
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I've never heard anyone suggest that feeding while in shed will be a problem.
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04-02-04, 03:37 PM
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AlexPan you are spreading WRONG information on this forum. There is NOTHING factual in your statement. 100% of your sentence was 100% made up and based on zero facts or experience.
Feeding while in shed will NOT make the shed "stuck" in fact, that doesn't even make sense. Snake skin is wet when it comes off, not dry. Its soft and bendable. The reason it would get stuck is not enough humidity, dehydrated snake, or other factors all which have nothing to do with feeding during a shed.
Now on the other hand, the blue eyes, and the general touchy attitude of snakes in shed sometimes make them refuse food during a shed. This is fine. You can wait until this period is over then feed. After a shed most snakes are ravenous.
Marisa
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04-02-04, 04:22 PM
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Marisa, Let me first of all say that don't judge a person who you do not know!!!! I have being keeping snakes for 6 years and have much knowledge of them!!! You have just ruined my day... thanks a lot!
The skin will get stick if its large enaph bump cause the skin can stretch inly so much, and that could cause some problems!
Marisa word of advice for you, do not come in here and try to judge people and say you do not know this or that! Attitude like yours is what desincourages lots of people from persueing their dreams!
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04-02-04, 04:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by AlexPan
Wizwize2000, NeveR give your snakes food when its shedding. The reason for that is if there will be a small bump on it from the food inside, its shed will get stuck and you could have really big problems.
I know lots of people say you can feed them, but why try and bring trouble for the snakes.
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You've said this on this forum before, but its still not accurate. A large lump *may* make the skin a *little* harder to pass, but a small lump will not cause the shed to get "stuck"! I've never had a corn snake fail to have a perfect shed regardless of whether they'd just eaten or not.
Also Shane, if your snake's eyes are just now cloudy, he could eat a meal and the lump would be gone by the time he sheds anyway. My corns can eat a large meal and within 48 hours, the lump is not visible at all. Since there are several days between eyes being cloudy and actual shed, there would be no lump.
As others have said, some don't like to eat during shed. I've personally never experienced this. I feed every 5 days regardless of shed cycle and I've never had them either refuse to eat or have a bad shed.
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Last edited by Auskan; 04-02-04 at 04:40 PM..
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04-02-04, 04:40 PM
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I just bought a cornsnake. The shop owners fed it before I bought it home. The snake shed that same night and the skin was in one piece didn't stick at all.
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04-02-04, 04:42 PM
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Your dreams are filled with NON factual information, NON researched advice you give to people.
I don't care that I ruined your day. So what. You are constantly giving out BAD advice. You are WRONG. Skin comes off WET not DRY! Your statement is ludacris! It makes NO sense and is simply NOT true.
When will you start doing REAL research and stop giving bad advice on this forum?
I'd like you to provide information that collaberates with this statement you made:
"The skin will get stick if its large enaph bump cause the skin can stretch inly so much, and that could cause some problems!"
There is none. If your snake does not shed properly its a husbandry issue, not a feeding issue.
Marisa
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