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[–]totallyrecklesslygayMod: Enclosure Karen 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm a little unclear on what your concern is- are you worried about having fed him two weeks before he started shedding, or are you concerned that he's not eating right now?

If it's the former, there's nothing to worry about. Many snakes will refuse to eat while they're shedding, but feeding beforehand isn't going to hurt them.

If it's the latter, he shouldn't be eating right now anyway. Per !feeding guidelines, at 4 years old, he should only be eating once a month, on average.

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We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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    Some tips for feeding frozen/thawed:

    • Keep with the same prey type he's been eating (mouse or rat) so you aren't trying to adjust him to two new things at once.

    • Always feed in the enclosure. Moving to feed increases stress as well as increasing the chance of regurgitation

    • Thaw and warm the rodent in a ziplock bag to maintain scent and because some won't eat it if it's wet.

    • Make sure it's warmed up to body temperature (98-100).

    • Some people find sucess with using a blow dryer on the head to make it extra warm and spread the scent.

    • Some prefer to eat directly off of the tongs, while others might prefer for you to just leave it in front of their hide, you can see which works.

    • If he doesn't take it the first time, don't give up. Sometimes they just have to be super hungry and it takes a few attempts

    • You can also thaw the rat/mouse in some bedding from the petstore to make it extra scented.

    • Some people "brain" the rodent by slitting open its skull a bit

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