working around a sensitive ghost

[midnightgallop]

I've tried to guesstimate (according to my written records of when he shed last) when he is going to shed next, but I'm obviously not doing that good of a job and because it's a week or so off from what I have down and it varies too much for me to be accurate. And, unlike my darker snakes who get milky at the tail first or get dull, I can't tell when his eyes are going to start getting milky. There doesn't appear to be any behavioral changes either, although I am also not able to sit in front of his tank 24/7 My snow has no problem with this, and I can always tell before his eyes cast over because his behavior changes, so I'm stumped.
Should I just not feed him for the week when I think his eyes will cast over? I am just worried that because he came to me from the breeder quite small/thin (and is still small/thin) that the waiting a week thing on top of waiting until he is done shedding will make him turn into a real ghost :-\ Does anyone else here have a more accurate method of judging when a light-colored snake is starting to go into blue?

sorry for the long post, I'm long-winded if you haven't guessed by now.

 

[diamondlil]

Has the ghost had any shed-related regurges? Most of my snakes have no trouble or hesitation eating even in deep blue. I've had 1 snake regurge when it shed the day after eating, so I didn't feed that one when it was blue until it was bigger.

 

[midnightgallop]

thanks for responding. He is the only one with the problem and Yes he has had a pattern of shed-related regurges. However, I never purposely feed him (or my other snakes) during a shed. What happens is I feed him and if he regurges, that it's always followed by his eyes starting to get a bit milky within two days or so. he always does it right before his eyes cast over. I've been keeping written records, but it's always a week or so off due to other variables out of my control and he's so light colored I can't tell visually. Behaviorally, I haven't noticed much of a change with him either, so I wanted to know if there was a more accurate way fo telling (visually) other than my written schedule cause otherwise that might mean not feeding him for 1-2 weeks.

 

[Rich in KY]

Behaviorally, I haven't noticed much of a change with him either, so I wanted to know if there was a more accurate way fo telling (visually) other than my written schedule cause otherwise that might mean not feeding him for 1-2 weeks.

Not that it is any more accurate, but often when they are getting ready to shed, a cornsnake may become less active and hide more often.

Since you have had shed-related regurges in the past, it may be best to wait a week or two before feeding him. Or at least feed him a really small meal.

A regurge is much worse than a missed meal.

 

[midnightgallop]

Not that it is any more accurate, but often when they are getting ready to shed, a cornsnake may become less active and hide more often.

Since you have had shed-related regurges in the past, it may be best to wait a week or two before feeding him. Or at least feed him a really small meal.

A regurge is much worse than a missed meal.

Thanks for your reply and the support. That's the thing, he is just as active, or at least appears so to me right before his eyes cast over, which is what was puzzling me. My other snakes get all grumpy/hide more, as you stated. This recent regurge is what made me certain of this shed-related regurge pattern, so I'm definately going to try witholding the food as you said for 1 weeks before I think he'll shed after this shed. The last time he regurged, it happened to be a smaller meal than his previous ones, so I doubt the smaller meal thing would work, but that was a good idea. Thanks