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Originally Posted by Shiari
I've had a couple that regurged when in shed, and once had a baby that I thought had had the post hatch shed get stuck while shedding at the point of the pinky. I had to help it. But those are betty unusual cases and the vast majority will eat without issue, or simply refuse to eat.
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This is a pretty important point, I think, about feeding newly hatched babies. That first shed, IMHO, is different from all the subsequent sheds. It is not very flexible, and yes, feeding a baby before that shed can have just this sort of problem, which if not caught, could actually kill the baby snake. That first shed appears to be designed to protect the baby snake from being in a totally wet environment while in development, so it's structure just seems to be different from all the other sheds the snake will go through.
As for adult, I too have had adults regurge when being fed while opaque. Snakes in this condition actually feel differently to me concerning their muscle tone, so I think there is more going on in the snake's physiology than just the old skin itself preparing to slough off. I doubt that in the wild that snakes are actively on the prowl looking for food in this condition, and there might be a real good reason for that.