How big do they get?

[Lolo76]

I actually bought a 10 gallon and he seems to take advantage of the space. He ate another pinky today so I'm thinking it's a good size enclosure. He makes me smile.

They make me smile too! The first time I saw one (at a local pet shop), I just knew I'd have to have one in my collection some day... their little snub noses and puffy cheeks are precious, and they also have the silly personalities to match. Mine is such a sweetie, and definitely one of my favorites among 25+ snakes.

Hogs do love to burrow, so don't be surprised if he's always under the substrate... my girl doesn't often FULLY bury herself, but she's usually at least half-buried in the bedding. I don't even bother with a hide, since she ignored the ones I tried offering & burrowed instead. She does like to tunnel, though, so I give her toilet paper rolls to slither through.

[mainbutter]

Males seem to top out at 150 grams or a little bigger. I don't think I've ever seen or even heard of one breaking 200 grams, but I suppose it'd be possible with an older animal.

I tend to feed my hoggies smaller meals with more feeders, because they just prefer it that way. They aren't capable of the same ridiculous prey size relative to girth that some python species are, for example. When my female was 150g she was getting multiple hoppers.

In case you're wondering, since you asked 'how big they get', very large females can break 1000 grams, but it seems proven breeders on classified sites rarely are much bigger than 400 or 500 grams, so likely it would take some years to acquire that kind of bulk.

[SpiffyYoshi]

Mine did the funniest thing the other day. I went near the enclosure to see if I could spot him and saw nothing, but then some of the wood chips start moving and his head just pops out and looks up at me. He just did this for 5 minutes, then emerged completely. I took a picture with my cell phone.



I made better use of his hide and gave it to a BP. That's a good idea about the TP rolls. He'd love to have that. They have personality unlike any other snake I have. I see him quite a bit for a burrowing snake too. He likes to make a den under his water.

[Lolo76]

Awww, so cute! Aren't they entertaining little snakes?

And yes, I think he would love a TP roll or two... mine loves to tunnel through hers, and will even move it around for fun. LOL

[tress29]

150 grams is about max size for an adult male. Most of my males are around 70-125 grams. The largest male I have is an adult pos het toffee that weighs 165 and eats adult mice.

I REALLY gotta get a scale! How long is that big male?