First shed ?

[chris-uk]

Well I haven't been able to upload any pictures but her color is gradually dulling by the day not fully dull but a few more days should do it. I'm pretty anxious though this being her first shed i'm pretty sure and mine as well , just can wait to see here color after she sheds

Relax. Mellow out. She will shed when you're not looking. It's like a watched pot (as in, "a watched pot never boils").
It sounds like you have humidity right, so assuming there's a shed coming you should see the eyes go cloudy anytime soon. One of ours has been showing signs that he's going into shed for the last week or so (off his food, belly went blue, hiding away and really not wanting to be handled) but it's only today that his eyes have gone cloudy. With our checkereds I find that their skin is noticably dull for a couple of weeks before a shed.
Just keep a daily check to pick up on the eyes and sit back and wait for it to happen.

[GarterGuy17]

Relax. Mellow out. She will shed when you're not looking. It's like a watched pot (as in, "a watched pot never boils").
It sounds like you have humidity right, so assuming there's a shed coming you should see the eyes go cloudy anytime soon. One of ours has been showing signs that he's going into shed for the last week or so (off his food, belly went blue, hiding away and really not wanting to be handled) but it's only today that his eyes have gone cloudy. With our checkereds I find that their skin is noticably dull for a couple of weeks before a shed.
Just keep a daily check to pick up on the eyes and sit back and wait for it to happen.

Now I am completely positive still no cloudy eyes but half of her body is dull and her belly is blue-ish. So does this mean she wont eat ? Im saying because I need to get more pinkies on monday only have 2 small ones left which is for her meal dont want to give it to her if she wont eat it.

[guidofatherof5]

All you can do is ask her.

[EasternGirl]

Not necessarily...some snakes eat before a shed and others don't. Cee Cee and Hermes eat before a shed, Seeley won't. I always offer food if it is normal feeding time even with an impending shed...just in case.

[guidofatherof5]

Not necessarily...some snakes eat before a shed and others don't. Cee Cee and Hermes eat before a shed, Seeley won't. I always offer food if it is normal feeding time even with an impending shed...just in case.

I agree with Marnie. I have some snakes that eat before, during and after shedding and others that go off food at the first sign of blue phase (ecdysis, shedding).
Each snake has its own way of handling it.

[chris-uk]

Feeding isn't a good sign until you know your snake better. Our Vlad is about to shed (blue eyes yesterday) and hasn't eaten for the last week and a half. Lacrimosa (a Cuitzeo like Vlad) ate the day before her last shed when her eyes had cleared, and had eaten the day before her eyes went cloudy - so the same species behave differently.
Most of our others will eat right up to shedding, I've not had one eat when their eyes were clouded, but that could be coincidence that they haven't been at that phase on a feed day.

[Mommy2many]

Her brother just shed for the first time since I've had him (Sept 2011). He is now a pretty new shiny snake!

[GarterGuy17]

Her brother just shed for the first time since I've had him (Sept 2011). He is now a pretty new shiny snake!

Since you have her brother can you please tell me how old she is ? My guess was a couple of months but I don't know exactly.

[Mommy2many]

They were born the first week of August 2011.

[EasternGirl]

Oh...so she's just a little younger than Hermes. He was born in July. Well that gives me more of an idea for feeding for you John...especially since I talked to Steve yesterday and he was telling me that I should probably feed Hermes more than I do. I was feeding him a half a pinkies worth of food every 4 days...but Steve said I could step that up to every 2-3 days. He said to just watch for the bulge to go down and then feed him again because young garters need the food to grow. I notice that Hermes digests his pinkies in about two days...so I am going to start feeding him every three days...half a pinkies worth of food. You could do the same with Jade.