Meet Wilbur! (Red Western)

[Lolo76]

I went to sell some babies (ball pythons) to the Vivarium yesterday, and swore I wasn't going to leave with any snakes... but we all know how that story goes, lol.

Of course they offered more in trade value than cash, so I was going to take this nice enclosure for my JCP + $100; but the cage wouldn't fit in my little car, and then I made the mistake of looking into the sale/display cases. I've been thinking about getting a mate for my 4yo female anyway, and found myself saying "I'll take that red hoggie instead, if it's a boy." So yeah, here's teeny Wilbur - named to compliment the female, Charlotte. Hopefully you get the reference?

Sorry the pics are crappy, but I'm limited to my iPhone now:




I need to come up with a "Grumpy Snake" caption for this...

[auhsojnacnud]

Charlottes web was one of my favorite movies when i was younger. Then they made that horrible live action one. I was always creeped out by the scene when the rat was singing in the fair, I don't know why. I just got my first Ball Python last month but one day I hope to own a hognose. I don't see them much in the stores around here.

[Lolo76]

Charlottes web was one of my favorite movies when i was younger. Then they made that horrible live action one. I was always creeped out by the scene when the rat was singing in the fair, I don't know why. I just got my first Ball Python last month but one day I hope to own a hognose. I don't see them much in the stores around here.

I don't think I've seen the live-action movie, just the cartoon (and read the book). But since I'm a librarian, most of my snakes have literary-themed names... the ball pythons are named after Shakespearean characters, and the rest are mostly from children's literature.

And yes, you should get a Hognose some day! They are awesome little snakes, and Charlotte is probably my favorite of the whole collection (almost tied with Kipling the JCP & Toby the pastel BP). Baby Wilbur seems pretty nice so far, but I'm still nervous about handling him because of his teeny-tiny size. Afraid I might lose or squish him, lol.

[John1982]

Handsome hog, grats on the pickup!

[Lolo76]

Handsome hog, grats on the pickup!

Thanks! I took him out (of his tub) last night to show a friend, and just can't believe how tiny he is... he's practically the size of a ring, and my hands aren't very big.





P.S. If you look at it upside-down, he has a weird human face-looking pattern on his head. LOL

[Smarion0006]

He is very cute. I want a hognose eventually. I can't get over how small he is though!

[Lolo76]

He is very cute. I want a hognose eventually. I can't get over how small he is though!

I know, right? I'm nervous that he'll manage to escape, so I added binder clips to his tub & keep checking on him! Charlotte wasn't that small when I got her, as I purchased her online and had to wait a few months for delivery (due to weather at the time).

Anyway, as I said above, you won't regret getting a Hognose... they're wonderful little snakes, IMO.

[Lolo76]

P.S. Do you guys think he can even handle a pinky mouse, or will I have to behead one? Blech.

[John1982]

If he can eat the head he ought to be able to handle the rest too. I picked up a young hatchling this year and it was able to take day old pinks without a problem.

[Sir Hognose]

Awesome! He looks like he has great personality. I think his pattern looks more like E.T. than a human though. Good pick!