Normal hognose behavior?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

I currently have her in a 20g terrarium. 2 mini RBI hides and about 1.5in of aspen chips. ambient is around 75F and she has a hot spot around 90F. She refused food last night. Not sure if it was just too soon for her, or if she isnt liking the massive tank. One thing I feel like im struggling with is lighting. I could put her in a tiny tub in my VE-6 rack with my BPs, but the rack is always dark. I guess I will just have to get her her own tub for now. I will take another tail picture when she gets larger. Thanks for the replies!

20 gallons for a 9 grams hognose is absolutely way too big, even a 6 quarts tub at that size is huge for them, so downsize is definitely in order.

Another thing to keep in mind is young hognose under 20 grams are not very good at taking the prey of the tongs, in my experience they do much better if you leave the prey on the tub floor.

Here is what I do with my hatchlings, I thaw their prey, push the bedding to leave an area without bedding, place the prey in the middle and usually the prey is gone by the morning.

I start tong feeding when they are 20 grams at which time they seem less skittish around the snake tongs.