▁can ▁be ▁extremely ▁do cile ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁handle , ▁while ▁others ▁might ▁not ▁toler ate ▁handling ▁and ▁display ▁their ▁above - ment ioned ▁def ensive ▁post ure . ▁ ▁The ▁ven om ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁dead ly , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁f angs ▁do ▁get ▁hold ▁of ▁bare ▁flesh ▁and ▁ven om ▁is ▁inject ed , ▁the ▁pain ▁can ▁be ▁exc ru ci ating ; ▁causing ▁sw elling ▁and ▁potentially ▁other ▁comp lications . ▁ ▁Care ▁In ▁capt ivity , ▁M . ▁mo il ensis ▁should ▁be ▁kept ▁at ▁low ▁hum id ity , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁fed ▁a ▁mouse ▁( p ink ies ▁for ▁smaller ▁spec im ens ) ▁once ▁every ▁ 1 4 – 2 0 ▁days . ▁They ▁should ▁be ▁supplied ▁with ▁a ▁clean ▁bow l ▁of ▁water , ▁a ▁hiding ▁place , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁rock ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁shed ding ▁process . ▁ ▁Sh ed ding ▁M . ▁mo il ensis ▁will ▁shed ▁once ▁every ▁ 3 0 – 5 0 ▁days . ▁Like ▁other ▁sn akes , ▁the ▁process ▁will ▁take ▁about ▁ 7 – 1 0 ▁days . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁days , ▁the ▁eyes ▁will ▁become ▁bl u ish ▁in ▁color ▁and ▁the ▁skin ▁will ▁become ▁pale . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁the ▁s nake ▁will ▁shed ▁its ▁skin . ▁During ▁the ▁whole ▁period , ▁you ▁should ▁avoid ▁handling ▁the ▁s nake ▁or ▁feed ing ▁it . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L am pro phi idae ▁Category : S n akes