Finally Got my Hoggie to Eat
I posted on here a couple times about my female western hognose who refused to eat. After several months, a million different scents, I am happy to say she is finally eating! She was born last July, sold to me in December at about 7g. Since then, she only ate two pinkies and I had to resort to assist feeding mice/rat tails. I finally got a green tree frog and was able to scent a pinky with that and she took it down within a few minutes. I am beyond excited right now and hope this is the start to actually enjoying having her. Special thank you to Deborah, who answered dozens of private messages and gave me a ton of advice! here is a picture of the little girl right after she ate: https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...1/img_5755.jpg
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Congrats! I know the feeling when your bebes just won't eat. I hate that anxiety. I just got my hognose yesterday and luckily enough she was established already. She ate within the day.
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IDorko
Congrats! I know the feeling when your bebes just won't eat. I hate that anxiety. I just got my hognose yesterday and luckily enough she was established already. She ate within the day.
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craigafrechette
That's awesome!! Congrats!!
Deborah is awesome, she helped me out a lot too.
I'm "snakesitting" a hognose for a friend who couldn't get hers to eat. He came to me in March having not eaten in months for my friend and months for the previous owner. He was a tiny 11 grams. Deborah answered a bunch of PMs from me, I made some adjustments and he ate! And then ate again, and again... He has now eaten all 13 offerings without refusal and is up to 14-15 grams.
I've had the little guy since March and the owner barely asks about him, barely replies to my texts and hasn't been by once to see her snake. So I'm almost sure she's just going to tell me to keep him.
I kinda hope she does, I like the little guy. :D
I was almost at the point of giving up and gonna try to rehome
her. Honestly it was my own fault for not trying an actual frog scent sooner. Congrats on the new hognose and Craigafrachette I hope you get to keep him :) Hopefully, this is the start of consistent feeding so I'll be able to start really enjoying keeping this species. I've barely handled her since December and can't wait to watch her grow
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cron14
I was almost at the point of giving up and gonna try to rehome
her. Honestly it was my own fault for not trying an actual frog scent sooner. Congrats on the new hognose and Craigafrachette I hope you get to keep him :) Hopefully, this is the start of consistent feeding so I'll be able to start really enjoying keeping this species. I've barely handled her since December and can't wait to watch her grow
I hope so too. If not I know who to contact to get one of my own :gj:
I've tried to handle this guy as little as possible so I wouldn't get attached, but lately it's been tough to just check on him and not want to hang out with the little guy. He's an awesome little snake. He's definitely becoming part of the family.
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craigafrechette
That's awesome!! Congrats!!
Deborah is awesome, she helped me out a lot too.
I'm "snakesitting" a hognose for a friend who couldn't get hers to eat. He came to me in March having not eaten in months for my friend and months for the previous owner. He was a tiny 11 grams. Deborah answered a bunch of PMs from me, I made some adjustments and he ate! And then ate again, and again... He has now eaten all 13 offerings without refusal and is up to 14-15 grams.
I've had the little guy since March and the owner barely asks about him, barely replies to my texts and hasn't been by once to see her snake. So I'm almost sure she's just going to tell me to keep him.
I kinda hope she does, I like the little guy. :D
I hope you get to keep him! He sounds like he's better off in your hands. It would be really shady if you put it in all that work then your friend comes in and swoops him off your hands once he's well established. I think I'd be [emoji35]
0.1 Desert Pinstripe (pet only)
1.0 Pastel Spectre
0.1 Anaconda Western Hognose
Future Aquisitions
0.1 Sunset (July 2017)
1.0 Hypo Hog (June 2017)
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IDorko
I hope you get to keep him! He sounds like he's better off in your hands. It would be really shady if you put it in all that work then your friend comes in and swoops him off your hands once he's well established. I think I'd be [emoji35]
0.1 Desert Pinstripe (pet only)
1.0 Pastel Spectre
0.1 Anaconda Western Hognose
Future Aquisitions
0.1 Sunset (July 2017)
1.0 Hypo Hog (June 2017)
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Well, that was the agreement. I agreed to try to get him on track and eating and once he was established and eating regularly she would take him back. Then after a handful of successful meals she asked if I could keep him a bit longer because she's looking for a new apartment. It's been over a month and no mention at all of taking him back.
Now I just hope she says keep him. But, he's hers and I will return him if she asks me to.
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Having a young hognose not eating is never fun, but now I have a feeling that you are on the right tract and will finally be able to enjoy being a hognose owner, they are fun to keep and when on track really easy to care for and enjoyable.
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GoingPostal
Great to hear, I remember you posting a few times and that's a long time to go without on such a little snake, really stresses you out when they won't eat.
It's been a long few months..:rolleye2:
