Re: Normal hognose behavior?
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I currently have her in a 20g terrarium. 2 mini RBI hides and about 1.5in of aspen chips. ambient is around 75F and she has a hot spot around 90F. She refused food last night. Not sure if it was just too soon for her, or if she isnt liking the massive tank. One thing I feel like im struggling with is lighting. I could put her in a tiny tub in my VE-6 rack with my BPs, but the rack is always dark. I guess I will just have to get her her own tub for now. I will take another tail picture when she gets larger. Thanks for the replies!
20 gallons for a 9 grams hognose is absolutely way too big, even a 6 quarts tub at that size is huge for them, so downsize is definitely in order.
Another thing to keep in mind is young hognose under 20 grams are not very good at taking the prey of the tongs, in my experience they do much better if you leave the prey on the tub floor.
Here is what I do with my hatchlings, I thaw their prey, push the bedding to leave an area without bedding, place the prey in the middle and usually the prey is gone by the morning.
I start tong feeding when they are 20 grams at which time they seem less skittish around the snake tongs.
Re: Normal hognose behavior?
I went out and got her a 12qt tub before seeing that reply =/. I hope the 12qt will be ok for her. I gave her a ton of sub straight for her to burrow through.
I found out she hates the tongs the hard way. As soon as they got close to her she puffed up and started hissing. So I just left the pinky in with her to see if she would eat later. She never did.
Now that I put her in the smaller tub, how long should I wait before offering food again? I know they say wait a week with BPs, but I know hognoses have faster metabolisms, so I wasn’t sure if you could offer sooner.
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Re: Normal hognose behavior?
So, I actually remembered that I have a 2.7qt tub. I use to put my baby bp in it while I clean his cage. So I took Mango out of the 12qt tub and got her setup in the 2.7qt tub. No more moving her or touching her for a week.
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Re: Normal hognose behavior?
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Originally Posted by
MmmBanana
So, I actually remembered that I have a 2.7qt tub. I use to put my baby bp in it while I clean his cage. So I took Mango out of the 12qt tub and got her setup in the 2.7qt tub. No more moving her or touching her for a week.
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Perfect! :gj: