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Hognose shopping
As the title suggests I have 2 expos near me this weekend. One is 10 minutes away the other is about an hour away. Have a 6qt tub setup with eco earth getting my temps dialed in.
So as I have read here I am shooting for 90*f hotspot with 20-40% humidity, correct?
My plan is to find a female (morph unknown at this point) that should be well established by this time in the season. I know to ask about feeding habits. Not many on MM or kingsnake to base the market prices on. What should I be expecting to pay for a normal or a conda?
Feel free to drop some drive by pics. No breeding plans for this just want something a bit more active than my BPs that I can put in a display cage once some size is put on. Anything I should be aware of that may differ from my current experience. Have owned retics, Burms, a boa and BPs so I don’t have much experience with the tiny guys.
Thanks Cody.
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Re: Hognose shopping
Originally Posted by Fishinglink
As the title suggests I have 2 expos near me this weekend. One is 10 minutes away the other is about an hour away. Have a 6qt tub setup with eco earth getting my temps dialed in.
So as I have read here I am shooting for 90*f hotspot with 20-40% humidity, correct?
My plan is to find a female (morph unknown at this point) that should be well established by this time in the season. I know to ask about feeding habits. Not many on MM or kingsnake to base the market prices on. What should I be expecting to pay for a normal or a conda?
Feel free to drop some drive by pics. No breeding plans for this just want something a bit more active than my BPs that I can put in a display cage once some size is put on. Anything I should be aware of that may differ from my current experience. Have owned retics, Burms, a boa and BPs so I don’t have much experience with the tiny guys.
Thanks Cody.
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key to humidity is you want stable humidity and not fight with it as that will stress the snake out more than a tad high humidity. 90°-92° hot spot, room temp ambients are fine. normals are expected around $80-$100 but i have never really seen any for sale that often, condas im not too sure about. also, hognoses are notorious for not eating during winter from what ive seen, so expect that aswell
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Re: Hognose shopping
Originally Posted by Fishinglink
As the title suggests I have 2 expos near me this weekend. One is 10 minutes away the other is about an hour away. Have a 6qt tub setup with eco earth getting my temps dialed in.
So as I have read here I am shooting for 90*f hotspot with 20-40% humidity, correct?
My plan is to find a female (morph unknown at this point) that should be well established by this time in the season. I know to ask about feeding habits. Not many on MM or kingsnake to base the market prices on. What should I be expecting to pay for a normal or a conda?
Feel free to drop some drive by pics. No breeding plans for this just want something a bit more active than my BPs that I can put in a display cage once some size is put on. Anything I should be aware of that may differ from my current experience. Have owned retics, Burms, a boa and BPs so I don’t have much experience with the tiny guys.
Thanks Cody.
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Hi Cody... Also probably better to use Aspen chips as the substrate rather than Eco-earth. With Hoggies you dont really need to create alot of humidity, so save the Eco-earth for the ball pythons...
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Re: Hognose shopping
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Re: Hognose shopping
Will I have problems if I start out with paper towel for the first month or so? I know they are diggers but just want to observe for any tag alongs easily. I am going to pick up a 2.5 qt tub Incase I bring home a smaller hatchling.
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Re: Hognose shopping
Originally Posted by Fishinglink
Will I have problems if I start out with paper towel for the first month or so? I know they are diggers but just want to observe for any tag alongs easily. I am going to pick up a 2.5 qt tub Incase I bring home a smaller hatchling.
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You want them to dig and do what they are meant too especially young animal, if you don't you will experience feeding issues.
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Re: Hognose shopping
So measured my current tub that I had setup in preparation. The floor space is the same as a 2.7. It’s 11.5Lx5.5wx4.5h. Will the height be an issue if I’m filling it 1.5-2” with substrate? I think I’m missing something. Should I add some fake vines along with the two hides? Sorry not trying to come off as argumentative just want to have the best chance for success. Does anyone have the tub product number? Preferably sterilite so I can source locally.
Thanks again for all the input thus far.
Cody
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Re: Hognose shopping
Originally Posted by Fishinglink
So measured my current tub that I had setup in preparation. The floor space is the same as a 2.7. It’s 11.5Lx5.5wx4.5h. Will the height be an issue if I’m filling it 1.5-2” with substrate? I think I’m missing something. Should I add some fake vines along with the two hides? Sorry not trying to come off as argumentative just want to have the best chance for success. Does anyone have the tub product number? Preferably sterilite so I can source locally.
Thanks again for all the input thus far.
Cody
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http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...lear/113216537 this is the one i used. most walmarts have them
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