Does feeding while sloughing or prior to slough hinder the shedding process?
I've heard stories of this - with multiple reasons behind it (such as the new skin hasn't "set" yet or they have trouble getting it over a bulge) but have been unconvinced so far.
In my experience if the snake takes the food then it is fine. I find if they aren't up to it they just turn their nose up. I have fed before shed with no adverse effect and have also thrown a few rats to other snakes because they have been rejected by the sloughing snakes.
Anybody care to shed some light on this? Maybe people whose snakes have had ill effects due to pre-shed feeding or people who have fed without aforementioned ill effect.
I've heard stories of this - with multiple reasons behind it (such as the new skin hasn't "set" yet or they have trouble getting it over a bulge) but have been unconvinced so far.
In my experience if the snake takes the food then it is fine. I find if they aren't up to it they just turn their nose up. I have fed before shed with no adverse effect and have also thrown a few rats to other snakes because they have been rejected by the sloughing snakes.
Anybody care to shed some light on this? Maybe people whose snakes have had ill effects due to pre-shed feeding or people who have fed without aforementioned ill effect.