Shedding Albino question - Page 2

GyGbeetle · 03-07-17, 08:02 AM

I have 2 albinos, and both get noticeable cloudy eyes before going into shed. If it happens during their feeding cycle, I will still feed them; they are both great eaters. It can stress out Alex to feed her in shed, and since you haven't had her for very long, you don't know her habits too well yet. You can offer the food if she doesn't looked too stressed out.

We've also noticed that if we offer food while their skin is actually shedding, the stretching they do to get their rats down actually helps break off the skin around their head.

Kathryntheclean · 03-07-17, 02:59 PM

Hummm, so pretty much I'm going to have to do some sleuthing to figure this out. Watch Alex and read her actions to see if she needs her mouse during shed or not.

afsgr88 · 03-07-17, 03:22 PM

Coincidentally enough, my albino burm just showed the first signs of shedding last night. It's his first shed with me, so now I can tell that, in his case, the eyes turn cloudy and pink, and his yellow/orange tones turn a bit pinkish as well. And it was feeding day, and he refused a rat. So now I know what I am working with here xD

Kathryntheclean · 03-07-17, 05:35 PM

Well, then, that helps quite a bit!

GyGbeetle · 03-07-17, 06:28 PM

Not one of my piggies refuse feed during shed. They defy the odds. They just don't care. And when you look at their girth, you can see it.

Kathryntheclean · 03-07-17, 06:45 PM

Our Alex is like a pencil. Girth and length are pretty much identical to a pencil! How big do they get, as in plump? What's healthy?

**Andy_G** · 03-07-17, 08:29 PM

Honestly it wouldn't be a big deal to feed in shed...it just shouldn't be the goal. What i mentioned in the earlier post are kind of long shots but legitimate reasons to avoid it when possible.

They can be as thick as a golf ball, give or take...maybe the size of 4 or 5 pencils bunched together?

Kathryntheclean · 03-07-17, 08:45 PM

Hummmmm. I just hate not to feed an animal who's on a schedule. As a chunky lady, I'd feel pretty darn sad if someone neglected to give me my Thursday mouse!

**EL Ziggy** · 03-07-17, 08:50 PM

I don't feed any of my snakes during shed anymore. I love how hungry they are post shed so they get a good hearty meal with their new skins.

afsgr88 · 03-08-17, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by EL Ziggy

I don't feed any of my snakes during shed anymore. I love how hungry they are post shed so they get a good hearty meal with their new skins.

That's indeed quite satisfying to watch and experience

GyGbeetle · 03-08-17, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by EL Ziggy

I don't feed any of my snakes during shed anymore. I love how hungry they are post shed so they get a good hearty meal with their new skins.

you're brave! I'd be terrified of getting bit, or the "evil eye". I think I'm more scared of the "evil eye". the retics will side eye me; it's quite terrifying.