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Should I feed before a shed?

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Dexcon

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Hiya, I got another question about my baby corn Leeroy.

It's his feeding day today and I pick him up this morning and noticed his skin is starting to turning cloudy for a shed!

I wasn't sure if I should feed him before he is starting to shed.
The reason why I'm asking this is because, even though is temps are right.. it takes him 4 - 5 days to digest his meal (He's currently on fuzzies) and I was worried that he'll be shedding with a full stomach he might regurge or something since it takes lots of energy and moving to get that skin off, and that I'm going away for a few days and I didn't want to leave him starving :p

If he wasn't shedding I would feed him like normal, but I'm questioning whether or not to feed him.
Thanks!
 
I do not feed during any phase of the shed process.
In my experience, they do not want to generally eat during the opaque phase (when their eyes are clouded over), and on some occasions, during the clear phase (right before they actually shed, which can be very hard to tell) I have had snakes (mostly babies) regurge if fed during the clear phase, because they cannot get the shed past the food bump, so they regurge, then resume shedding.

It's not worth it, in my opinion.

It won't hurt him to skip a meal, and wait until after he sheds.
 
I feed my boy when he's in shed because he's always keen for it and has never had any tummy troubles from it, but then I don't feed large items so there's no real bump for him to work around. I also got him as a yearling; as I understand young hatchlings are more susceptible to shedding-induced regurging.

On the other hand, as Mystic says, missing one meal will not do any harm at all, so if you're in any doubt, feel free to skip the feed :)
 
Since you're going away, better safe than sorry and skip a feed. If you feed and leave, and he gurges, then the mess is going to be sitting until you return and clean it out. Yuck.
 
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