Officially welcoming Cosmo to the family

[Craiga 01453]

So back in early March a friend/coworker asked me if I could help her out with her juvenile hognose...
Apparently the original owner put him on Craigslist because she couldn't get him to eat. She had the snake a while and gave up. So my coworker picked him up and after about 6-8 weeks of no eating asked for my help.
So I decided to help.

He came to me on March 10, weighing 11 grams and estimated to be over a year old, maybe two.
Well, with the help of our awesome hognose breeder on this forum, Deborah (thank you again, Deborah), I was able to make some husbandry changes and got him eating. He has now eaten 20 meals with me without a refusal, is up to 23 grams and doing really well.

However, his owner has barely been around, has hardly replied to texts/calls and never once came to see him. So, after not seeing her at work for a while I asked my boss what was up. Apparently, she was let go for reasons I won't share.
Well, it's been well over a month and she has disappeared. I hope she's ok and in a good place (I know your struggle KG, be strong and never give up. You're not alone)

So it's a bit bittersweet that I'm welcoming Cosmo to the family. I hope my former coworker is ok, but I'm happy to say Cosmo is doing well in a good home and I've really grown to love this little guy. I had been interested in hognose for a while now and considered adding one. So, maybe it was meant to be...

All that being said, after his first photo shoot, meet Cosmo...

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