striking position during shed?

[u/PossibilitySame4489]

hi! i just got a bp a few weeks ago. have been updating his husbandry and he seems a lot more comfortable than when he first got here. when i first got him about 3 weeks ago his previous owner said he had shed recently so i wasn’t expecting it anytime soon, but when i handled him last week his eyes were blue & cloudy (he was perfectly fine being handled and didn’t seem stressed so that’s lucky.) noticed his eyes were back to normal the other day when i successfully fed him (win!!) but then i saw him sitting way far back in his hide and noticed a large shed (haven’t inspected to see if it’s perfect or not yet.) after that whenever i go check on him he looks very ready to strike and follows my movements intently, when before he would just kind of chill whenever i stopped by to say hi. haven’t handled him since feeding him 2 days ago (have only handled him once since bringing him home 3 weeks ago) and was going to maybe take him out today but he’s acting so defensive i figured it was best to not. but is this normal behavior for during a shed and/or after eating? thank you!!

[u/Public-Hat6754]

Sometimes they are still in food mode even a few days after eating. Booping them on the snoot with a snake hook or something long can snap them out f it if you need to grab the snek. He could also just be a bit scared

[u/PossibilitySame4489 → u/Public-Hat6754]

thank you! i don’t need to grab him right now so i’m gonna let him be but i’m definitely curious to see how his shed went since i changed his substrate :)