Not hungry after shedding?
Hey guys, so as mentioned in my other post Shesha shed (mostly) and I managed to get the last bit off for him with the help of a warm bath and patience, but I have read everywhere that usually they are very eager to eat after a shed and he had no interest whatsoever in the pinky rat I offered him last night. His feeding timeline is as follows:
9-19 - ate rat pinky (first at home feeding)
9-23 - offered another pinky as I was concerned that the one he ate prior to this may have been too small and he may still be hungry, he refused this one.
9-26 - he was in blue, but just in case I went ahead and offered another pinky rat since it is his normal feeding day, he refused this too.
9-29 - finally done shedding and ten days since last feeding but not interested in pinky rat (10 g much larger than the first one he ate).
Now given that I did have to handle him for 45 minutes or so and he just shed I am hoping maybe he is just stressed from the whole process, but now I am not sure what to do. He is already 10 days from his last feeding and I am concerned that offering every day will just prevent him from having time to recuperate and keep him stressed. He was very calm while I helped him shed but I am sure it wasn't relaxing for him. Should I give him a couple of days to recover before offering again and should I wait until his next feeding day (Friday) or just offer after say a 24 period of rest and recovery? I don't want to do anything to put him off food but I am concerned that at the breeder's he was getting prey items that were quite a bit too small for him (the breeder confirmed that he should be moved up) so I am eager to help him put on some weight. Any advice?
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