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    Re: Slick shed the skin last night. Now what?

    my garter Pandora is in her shed cycle now her eyes are fully clouded also but i need to know if i should worry about the fact she wont eat and she hasnt for like a week and a half almost two when she shed before she would still eat so this time im puzzled....
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    Re: Slick shed the skin last night. Now what?

    What many people don't realize is that snakes eat when the opportunity arises. They have adopted this behavior because in the wild, you never know how long it's going to be until your next meal. They will eat more than they need to, even if they aren't hungry, for a period of time. It's this schedule that you get used to. Well, when they've built up a lot of reserves (stored fat & nutrients) and there's no room to store anymore, they'll stop eating. A couple of weeks of not eating, as long as your snake has eaten well before that, is nothing to worry about. Perfectly normal.

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    Re: Slick shed the skin last night. Now what?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hazeldarc View Post
    my garter Pandora is in her shed cycle now her eyes are fully clouded also but i need to know if i should worry about the fact she wont eat and she hasnt for like a week and a half almost two when she shed before she would still eat so this time im puzzled....
    Snakes they are a changing.
    Richard put it very well. Nothing to worry about at this point.
    Steve
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