Hognose going off feed

[ericarditti]

Yeah I tried that, and I plan on trying it tomorrow. I bought her 2/1 and she ate her first meal the first time I offered on 2/4 but nothing since.

I house her in a 16 qt container, sand as the bedding. Temps are 87-90 on hot side and high 70s low 80s on cool. two hides. water bowl.

Like I said she ate for me fine the first time but has refused 5 times since. I tried a live one today, left it in for about 10 hours. Nothing. And I am feeding her in the same small deli cup where she ate the first time. Want's nothing to do with it. I have been in contact with the breeder and he has given me some suggestions.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Get a smaller tub 6 quarts, 2.5/3 even better, remove the sand and replace the sand with 1 inch of aspen bedding.

The way the animal is kept matters even with hogs.

My hatchlings are kept in nothing larger then 2.5 quarts tubs.


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[BJK1995]

Get rid of the sand and use aspen or paper towel, try feeding it in it's enclosure rather than the deli cup. It might be getting stressed/freaked out by being taken out. You'll have a better chance of it eating in the container it lives in. The 16qt container is fine.

[ericarditti]

I had her originally in aspen. I am now keeping her in a smaller container. paper towel as the substrate, two hides and a water bowl. temps are the same. I will leave her alone for a few days then attempt to feed again.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I had her originally in aspen. I am now keeping her in a smaller container. paper towel as the substrate, two hides and a water bowl. temps are the same. I will leave her alone for a few days then attempt to feed again.

You need to get her back on aspen, not sand, not paper towel but aspen.

[Ron_K]

Maybe you could contact the breeder you got the snake from. They may be able to help you.
I had the same thing happen to me and after a month of not eating, my breeder kept the snake and got him feeding again for me.

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[ericarditti]

I put a F/T pinkie in her smaller cage today, laid it right in the entrance of her hide. Ran some errands, came back and she had eaten it. Hopefully this will jumpstart her eating.

Thanks for all the tips.