Hognose Morphs

Sorry if anyone's getting annoyed about these threads I keep on posting regarding something to do with Hoggies, but I prefer to actually ask people my questions instead of just looking for the answers elsewhere on the web. What kind of different Hoggie morphs are there and do they cost a lot more than normal ones? If someone would post pics that would really help.

there are quite a few morphs. Honestly, you're best bet is to go looking, there are many pics out there from several breeders. BHB, Justin Mitcham or Richard Evans being a few.

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Originally Posted by qiksilver

there are quite a few morphs. Honestly, you're best bet is to go looking, there are many pics out there from several breeders. BHB, Justin Mitcham or Richard Evans being a few.

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I will second this. If you want to learn, your best bet is to go looking. It is not that hard.

And morphs do cost quite a bit more than normals. ;);)

I third that, a lot of great hognose pictures out there. Searching is the best bet, as I don't think most people happen to have a snake encyclopedia on their computers. Go to the major breeders sites, and see some awesome specimens. I love the tri coloreds.

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Originally Posted by MPenn

I will second this. If you want to learn, your best bet is to go looking. It is not that hard.

And morphs do cost quite a bit more than normals. ;);)

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Sure, I know that, but how much more do they cost than normals?

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Originally Posted by Onua Nuva

Sure, I know that, but how much more do they cost than normals?

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Ryan,
Rather than ask the questions here, why don't you check out Kingsnake classifieds. There are hognose snakes as well as morphs for sale and you could get a better idea of what you are looking at.
As mentioned earlier, try doing a bit of research on them. There is lots of info posted out there on the web and even more on breeders websites that have been listed. It is easier for us to answer more specific questions than lots of broad based ones.
Those of us that have been around a while had to start the same way we are telling you; by research. We didn't all have forums like this to ask questions on.

Tricolor hognoses snakes are acutally a different species of hognose snakes.

There are red, green, and albino morphs that I know of for western hognoses.

This guy has some pictures of the different morphs.

http://www.cfsnakes.com/portal/album...e6477e82b8f254

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Originally Posted by MPenn

Ryan,
Rather than ask the questions here, why don't you check out Kingsnake classifieds. There are hognose snakes as well as morphs for sale and you could get a better idea of what you are looking at.
As mentioned earlier, try doing a bit of research on them. There is lots of info posted out there on the web and even more on breeders websites that have been listed. It is easier for us to answer more specific questions than lots of broad based ones.
Those of us that have been around a while had to start the same way we are telling you; by research. We didn't all have forums like this to ask questions on.

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I don't know the names of any breeder sites! Besides, I've checked everywhere and I still can't find a site that shows the prices!

Have you tried emailing the breeders? Have you tried calling them? Alot of breeders are willing to tell you how much they charge if you ask them. ;)

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Originally Posted by Onua Nuva

I don't know the names of any breeder sites! Besides, I've checked everywhere and I still can't find a site that shows the prices!

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Never mind, the link to CF snakes gave me the answer. Hoggy morphs are rather expensive. I think I'll stick to getting a normal.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

Tricolor hognoses snakes are acutally a different species of hognose snakes.

There are red, green, and albino morphs that I know of for western hognoses.

This guy has some pictures of the different morphs.

http://www.cfsnakes.com/portal/album...e6477e82b8f254

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Tri-Colors are from Mexico, right? Do they grow as big as Westerns?

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Originally Posted by Onua Nuva

Tri-Colors are from Mexico, right? Do they grow as big as Westerns?

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Tricolors are from South America. I think they may be larger than westerns, but I don't recall. I'd have to do some research on the net.

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Originally Posted by Schlyne

Tricolors are from South America. I think they may be larger than westerns, but I don't recall. I'd have to do some research on the net.

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Really? Alright, they're from S. America. If they're all the way from there do you think they would be harder to get/tame than a Western (most probably but I just wanted to ask)? I planned on getting a Western anyway but I just wanted to know more about them.

There are people breeding tricolors in the US, so there might not be as many tricolor breeders to choose from, but they are available.

hogs rule I like the different albinos along with the axanthics. BHB has some killer snows and caramels. big bucks for those bad boys. i don't think the caramels will be available till next year

There are two species of tri-colors available in the US. They are from South America and they do grow smaller than westerns.
I thought of working with them but decided to sell my male off last year.

Alex Hues has some tricolors on his site.
And BHB has a snow hog that I would just love to get

i'd definitely hit up alex hue... his animals are top notch from what i've seen (in person).

And from what little I've seen, they are priced very well. :)