when your snake is about to shed about how long does he/she stay hidden? my francine's been hiding out in her hide for about a week almost. her last shed was about 4 hoppers ago. i feed her every 4-7 days. i fed her a week ago and shes been hiding out which, to me means shes ready to shed. should i pull her out and feed her or wait it out? i think im just going to feed her. it did just hit winter weather could that have much to do with it? she's also turned a very pale pink, another incentive she's going to shed. right before she sheds she gets very pale baby pink and after shes a very vibrant orange-red.