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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
i bought him as a normal. i got him for 110 at a lps. is he not a normal? i thought he was alot more red than most pictures i have seen. also i have heard to feed him two pinkies a week? is that right? i got him to eat again today. another ?... does their venom aid in digestion of their prey?
oh and i named him gonzo. well a friend came up with it. my balls name is raoul duke. reps to who ever can make the connection with their names.
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
He is just a high red or red phase normal. Very nice looking. You do not have to raise humidity, but once his eyes clear back up you may want to spray him a few times to aid in the shed. I personally provide a humid hide once the eyes clear up, but that is just me. Two pinks a week is fine.
Hoggie process food really fast, and have some of the stinkiest poo around!
Jenea
GuardianReptiles.com
"The irrational fear of snakes is the only excuse a grown man has to act like a complete sissy" - Colchicine
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
lol. yeah their poo does stink. his first poop was sooooo tiny but was three times as potent as my balls full size dump. thanks for the comments guys. girls. whoevers.
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
Originally Posted by DSGB
i bought him as a normal. i got him for 110 at a lps. is he not a normal? i thought he was alot more red than most pictures i have seen. also i have heard to feed him two pinkies a week? is that right? i got him to eat again today. another ?... does their venom aid in digestion of their prey?
oh and i named him gonzo. well a friend came up with it. my balls name is raoul duke. reps to who ever can make the connection with their names.
I guess 2 pinkies a week is okay, but it's not what I do. I feed Charon two pinkies every 3rd feeding (the other 2 feedings I give him one at a time).
The venom is thought to be used to aid the consuming of inflating toads. No one knows yet if a Western Hognose gets its venom from birth or from the toads they eat in the wild but there's one way to find out: get a young captive-bred Western that has only eaten mice to bite you (which is pretty hard since the only possible way to get bitten by a Hogger is if you scent yourself) and see if any swelling occurs. You and I might not want to try that, but I'm sure there's someone out there who's willing to try.
About the name: Come on! His nose isn't that weird! It's not even crooked!
-Ryan Hardwikk (aka Member #6667)
My snakes:
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa ~Nephthys~ (aka "Linky")
In a better place: 1.0 Pastel Western Hognose ~Charon~ 10/3/07-4/24/09
If you need/want to know anything about Hognose snakes, just ask me.
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
Originally Posted by FloridaHogs
He is just a high red or red phase normal. Very nice looking. You do not have to raise humidity, but once his eyes clear back up you may want to spray him a few times to aid in the shed. I personally provide a humid hide once the eyes clear up, but that is just me. Two pinks a week is fine.
Hoggie process food really fast, and have some of the stinkiest poo around!
You mean they sell those extremely red "pig-faces" for affordable
($100 or less) prices? That's incredible!
About the feces: If you keep your Hogger/s on crushed English walnut shells (which works well as a burrowing substrate and retains heat) the feces will dry after an hour and smell like good-smelling nothing.
-Ryan Hardwikk (aka Member #6667)
My snakes:
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa ~Nephthys~ (aka "Linky")
In a better place: 1.0 Pastel Western Hognose ~Charon~ 10/3/07-4/24/09
If you need/want to know anything about Hognose snakes, just ask me.
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
Originally Posted by Onua Nuva
You mean they sell those extremely red "pig-faces" for affordable
($100 or less) prices? That's incredible!
About the feces: If you keep your Hogger/s on crushed English walnut shells (which works well as a burrowing substrate and retains heat) the feces will dry after an hour and smell like good-smelling nothing.
walnut shells?? oh no. my aspen works just fine, i have about 3 inces for him to dig around in. he has some insane tunnels. im always scared he is missing when i get home from work cause i never see him. i work during the daylight hours so i guess he is out and about when im gone.
And i didnt name it gonzo cause the nose. no know who dr. gonzo and raoul duke is?
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
Originally Posted by DSGB
And i didnt name it gonzo cause the nose. no know who dr. gonzo and raoul duke is?
Hunter S. Thompson..........
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Re: My Hogger (DIAL UP DEATH)
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