A little off topic on the thread:
I keep my hoggies at less than 90 degrees for summer temps. I find people in general keep snakes of all kinds too hot.
Back on topic:
Congrats on getting your hoggie to eat! Both of mine have been problem eaters. My girl didn't want to eat all winter, despite me choosing not to brumate her as it was only her 2nd winter. After she was eating on and off for a while and hit 250g, I thought maybe I'd throw my male in for kicks.
He'd been eating wonderfully up until then, but the day after I separated them for the first time and tried to feed, he refused. She ate. Ever since, she's POUNDED food and he's only taken a few meals. I saw courting behavior but no locks, and I've given up on pairing them any more this year with the intention of getting my male's mind off of breeding and feeding better. The girl has gone from only taking one hopper to taking multiple adult mice in a feeding, since I started pairing them.
Long story short, my experience with hognoses leaves me a little :confused: when it comes to feeding. I just let them do their thing, and as long as they look and act healthy, they get to decide when they want to eat.