Feeding while shedding

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

The Black Head Python is a constrictor, but the Indigo Snake does wildly thrash it's prey until dead. But I have noticed that normally when it comes to the smaller prey items, most snake eat them live without even trying to kill them and the larger prey items are harder to break apart. We use to feed a monitor mice and he would thrash and smash the mouse, but never did he tear it into two pieces. Not that I'm saying it could not happen.

Ah ok, I've never seen it either.. Guessing its prob a bit easier with something like a fuzzy or a pinky though. They are kinda all smush anyways

[robertjnovak59]

None of my snakes have ever shown any interest in food when in shed. I don't even try feeding them in shed anymore.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Ah ok, I've never seen it either.. Guessing its prob a bit easier with something like a fuzzy or a pinky though. They are kinda all smush anyways

Definitely possible with pinkies, even pinky rats. Just the other day my baby bci tore a rat pinky open, leaving the guts on the substrates.