Some snake questions!

[EL Ziggy]

Originally Posted by BCollie

That's one thing that I liked about Kings when I was reading about them, is that they are good eaters. The last thing I wanted to deal with as a newbie to snakes is a snake that doesn't want to eat...so I made sure to get a species that likes to eat! I'll try offering him food again on Saturday, then, that sounds about right. That gives him a few days to settle into the permanent enclosure, too.
I do love him already Heck, I loved him before I even met him.
He has a sort of blue-ish/green-ish hue to his body, is that normal for white snakes?

It's possible he's getting ready for a shed if he's got a blueish hue. Watch him over the next few days and see if his eyes get cloudy and his scales get dull. To me its sometimes it's harder to tell when white or lighter snakes are prepping to shed. Some snakes won't eat during this time.

[BCollie]

Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

It's possible he's getting ready for a shed if he's got a blueish hue. Watch him over the next few days and see if his eyes get cloudy and his scales get dull. To me its sometimes it's harder to tell when white or lighter snakes are prepping to shed. Some snakes won't eat during this time.

Interesting, I did not know that. I knew the eyes get cloudy when they're about to shed, but that's all.
This may sound like a stupid question, but snakes don't eat their sheds, right? I know quite a few animals do but if I remember right, snakes are NOT one of them?