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For the first time, I actually saw one of my snakes, Ami, shed his skin yesterday. I knew he was about to do so as he had turned blue a few days ago. When I picked him up yesterday, just before feeding, it was obvious by the texture of his skin that he was going to shed within the day. A few minutes later after preparing their meal, I seperated him and Rube and gave them each a thawed mouse. It was then I noticed the shed peeled back from his head. Much to my surprise he grabbed the mouse and swallowed it quickly before resuming his shedding.

This surprised me as I had always heard that corns tend to lose theri appetites when shedding. Has anybody seen their snake eat in the middle of shedding? Taking a break from changing his skin for a snack didn't seem to produce any problems. It was fun to watch and he was such a nice bright purple when he finished!
 
Some snakes will eat with no problem in the middle of shedding, and some will refuse. You just never know.
 
I have seen this but only by accident! It was difficult to notice the blue phase when mine was younger, and he never missed a meal until his first "spring fever", but it was a surprise to me when he emerged from his hide to eat whilst mid-shed!

You are right in that many refuse to eat while blue/shedding and as Bobby said, some don't care at all, but it's always best to err on the side of caution because feeding while blue can cause a regurge.
 
Most of mine will eat at any time. I've had one eat, then start to shed and have to be helped out of his old skin when it got stuck on the mouse bump. He was still in the feeding tank at the time.
 
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