Being that Hognose snakes have a very high metabolism even for a North American colubid, which are fast in general, they are fed the day after defication which can be anywhere from every 2 to 3 days...Originally Posted by Aeries
Before you start calling me a power feeder, keep in mind that many North American colubrids especially hognose snakes, have been documented to feed almost daily in the wild especially during the warmer parts of the year...
My snakes are fed when they want to eat and are never forced to take a meal...
The big growth rates also have to do with me not agreeing with the way most keepers heat their colubrids...
All of my colubrids especially my hogs have a hot spot of 90 to 93 degrees... The higher temps allow the snakes to thermoregulate much more efficiently... This helps to boost their metabolic rate, speeding digestion...
In the wild I have temp gunned areas where I have caught snakes like corns, pines, racers, and garters basking and the basking temps have always been in the low to mid 90's... I think that keeping colubrids at room temperature is not the best we can be doing for them... Yes they do ok at temps in the high 70's to low 80's, but they do much better and act much more naturally when heated up...
Reply With Quote