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    First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

    I have been dying for a hognose since I first seen them not too long ago. I finally found one locally that needed a new home. The previous owner took great care of him (which is a nice change of pace compared to the ball python I took in) and he's a sweetie.
    He's a suspected male. Could anyone confirm this? I've counted the scales and it's in the male range. Also, morph? Looks normal to me, but I don't have an eye for morphs unless it's something obvious. No idea on his age, though, except he's young.

    They named him Alfredo, which I think is adorable, so the name stays

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    Normal male
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    Re: First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

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    Normal male
    Thank you!

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    Handsome normal male. I love male hognose because they stay nice and small and sassy!

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    Re: First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

    Quote Originally Posted by piedlover79 View Post
    Handsome normal male. I love male hognose because they stay nice and small and sassy!
    Are males generally more feisty? It's true currently for my young 1.1, but is it just a concidence?

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    Congrats and welcome to the wonderful world of hognose keeping!

    Definitely looks like a normal male to me, but Deborah already cleared that up, and she's my go to for hognose info, hahaha.

    I only have less than a year of keeping hognose, and only one animal for reference, but my boy, Cosmo, is a super sweetheart. Chill as can be. He'll hiss and fake strike his prey when I put it in with tongs, but is super chill when prey is not involved.
    The only other time he hissed was my bad. I accidentally dropped his water bowl right next to his head. Was only from an inch or two, but scared the crap outta him and he hissed like crazy for a solid minute. I had to let him cool down before grabbing his bowl again, hahaha. Once I was sure he was ok it was actually comical to watch. So funny to see such a little guy try to be badass.

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    Re: First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

    Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
    Congrats and welcome to the wonderful world of hognose keeping!

    Definitely looks like a normal male to me, but Deborah already cleared that up, and she's my go to for hognose info, hahaha.

    I only have less than a year of keeping hognose, and only one animal for reference, but my boy, Cosmo, is a super sweetheart. Chill as can be. He'll hiss and fake strike his prey when I put it in with tongs, but is super chill when prey is not involved.
    The only other time he hissed was my bad. I accidentally dropped his water bowl right next to his head. Was only from an inch or two, but scared the crap outta him and he hissed like crazy for a solid minute. I had to let him cool down before grabbing his bowl again, hahaha. Once I was sure he was ok it was actually comical to watch. So funny to see such a little guy try to be badass.
    This little guy is like that too! Very laid back. He even ate a pinky for me with zero issues, right off the tongs. Such a fun little thing

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    Re: First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathilda View Post
    This little guy is like that too! Very laid back. He even ate a pinky for me with zero issues, right off the tongs. Such a fun little thing

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    Awesome!!! Cosmo still won't eat off tongs.
    They certainly are fun little things.

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    Re: First Hognose! (Sex/morph?)

    Quote Originally Posted by Mathilda View Post
    Thank you!

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    How is your little guy doing so far??



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