Hognose questions

I got my first hognose today, a few hours ago, and I would like to see your setups for your hognose, If anybody could just give me some general care specs for the snake id also appreciate it, it's still a baby, and its very docile, seems a little flighty, but hopefully over the next few weeks itll relax.

Here is a good care sheet. I basically set them up exactly like in the pics shown, although I'll soon be setting up an ARS rack since I plan on buying a lot more.

thanks, yea i like the little guy so far, i hope ill see him more then what im seeing him now though

Likes to burry itself in the bedding? Mine did that a lot as a hatchling, but quit doing it when it was older. Not sure if that is how it usually works, though, as it is currently my only Hog.

yea it stays in the bottom corner, away from the heating pad, that brings me to my next question, i been limiting the heating pad on/off because it gets really hot, is there someway to make the under tank heater voltage change or something to where its not so hot? it wouldnt be so bad if it didnt bury itsself, but i dont want it to die or anything.

Just get a thermostat and place the temperature probe over the pad. If you buy a proportional thermostat, then it will adjust the power give to the pad. If you get an on/off one then it will turn it on and off keeping the tank near the correct temperature.

http://www.reptilebasics.com/Thermostat-FAQ-sp-10.html

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yea it stays in the bottom corner, away from the heating pad, that brings me to my next question, i been limiting the heating pad on/off because it gets really hot, is there someway to make the under tank heater voltage change or something to where its not so hot? it wouldnt be so bad if it didnt bury itsself, but i dont want it to die or anything.

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http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100001525

A rheostat/lamp dimmer would help adjust the heater.A thermostat is best,but dimmers work fine if you don't mind checking the temps often and adjusting as needed.I have my baby Hoggie in a 9qt tub with a UTH on a dimmer.It has aspen,and the smallest Exo Terra Cave and food dish for water.She spends most of her time tunneling around.

yea but would that adjust the temperature of the heating pad? i dont want a thermostat becausse i dont like having all the wires like that, i remem seeing something at petco or petsmart that you plug your heating pad into and you controlt he voltage to lower the temperature, is that rheostat/lamp dimmer the same thing?

what i have right now is a 10 gal tank, aspen bedding a reptile cave hide, a water bowl, and a 60w uvb bulb up top, i keep on 12 hours, then off 12 hours, and i just let it sit at night, i dont even have the heating pad hooked up right now because when i turn the light off, it stays about 77 degrees.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/887...2140713ia5.jpg

sorry about the bad pic, the little booger wouldnt stay still, im not sure if its a male/female but its very nice, im working on getting it un-head shy but its never puffed or hissed or played dead or anything on me, im assuming its just a regular hognose. i sold my digital camera so i had to use my camera phone.

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yea but would that adjust the temperature of the heating pad? i dont want a thermostat becausse i dont like having all the wires like that, i remem seeing something at petco or petsmart that you plug your heating pad into and you controlt he voltage to lower the temperature, is that rheostat/lamp dimmer the same thing?

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Yeah,it does the same thing as the Zoo Med Repti-Temp from the pet store.

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what i have right now is a 10 gal tank, aspen bedding a reptile cave hide, a water bowl, and a 60w uvb bulb up top, i keep on 12 hours, then off 12 hours, and i just let it sit at night, i dont even have the heating pad hooked up right now because when i turn the light off, it stays about 77 degrees.

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I just use natural lighting.Temps stay mid 70's cool side and mid 80's warm side with a small UTH at about half power.

Yeah,my girl is about the same size yours.She sits still pretty good in my hands most of the time.

yea im just not sure if mines a male/female. the guy i got mine from owed me some money, and that was all he had. i just hope mine starts to stay still and stop moving around so much. lol. like when i hold my anaconda she wraps around and basically lays down and chills with long slow tongue flicks, unlike my hognose who wonders around.

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http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/887...2140713ia5.jpg

sorry about the bad pic, the little booger wouldnt stay still, im not sure if its a male/female but its very nice, im working on getting it un-head shy but its never puffed or hissed or played dead or anything on me, im assuming its just a regular hognose. i sold my digital camera so i had to use my camera phone.

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thank you! this pick, right here might allow me to get a hognose after all. My wife is afraid of snakes and i showed her this pic and she was like "Ahhhh its so cute! how big do they get?"

i was told males about 2 ft, females about 3 ft, avt is about 2 1/2 i guess.

yeah i've been doing research on them for a couple months now. the hard part was convincing the wife to let me get one. they seem to be the best bet for a first time snake owner and they are more suited to the area where i live. plus i think they are so cute looking!

They're neat, mines really calm, never hisses or anything, I don't think i'm going to keep her though. I wanted another snake, and she was given to me because a friend owed me money. I should be coming across 1 of 2 snakes I've wanted for some time now, so I will be selling mine, most likely anyways.

haha i'd love to take him off your hands! :P

where are you located at?

montana :(

I unfortunately do not have a photo of my Hogger's enclosure, but I can give you the details. The terrarium is 30", 12", 12" with crushed english walnut shells for bedding. There is a hot side, with a lamp and a UTH to keep it hot, and also a cold side, with no equipment on it to keep it that way. Both sides have a hide and the water bowl is on the cold side (remember to put it there and not anywhere else).

You have read that I used a 20 gallon tank, but a 10 gallon would work just as well.

Here's my set-up:
http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/l...ess07/zeke.jpg

Sorry, the snake is hiding in this picture so you can't see him.

It's a 10 gallon with walnut shell substrate, UTH, and a low-wattage ceramic lamp (it's on a dimmer) just to give a photoperiod. Lamp stays on 12 hours and off 12 hours. All the "decoration" items came in a desert theme box from PetSmart. I think it was around $45. All I had to add was the water bowl.

wouldnt mind doing it but, shipipng would make you probably pay more then you want. plus id rather it be a local pickup due to the fact i dont really have any knowledge in shipping a live animal.

thats fine. i know there are a couple breeders of them that live close to me. i was planning on talking to one of them come spring time. my comment was more in jest because i doubted you lived nearby

i was holding my hognose today, im gonna miss that little bugger if i decide to get rid of him.

Yeah, their short stubby body and smiling face does it...
It still trips me out when they strike at you with a pointy snout.
Feels like a pencil point.

not sure, mine has never tried to strike at me.