Meet Charlotte!

[RichsBallPythons]

One question... the breeder said she ate a week ago (2 f/t pinkies), so should I feed her soon or wait a full week? She's so little, I don't want to starve the baby!

colubrids are pigs you can offer her a large pink now or wait up to you. Only species i recommend not offering food for a week is BPs

[Lolo76]

If your getting uneven heating allover the flexwatt its time to redo the connections or buy new piece.

It is normal to have 1-3 diff on the heat tape but not 10

How is it wired, clips or solder.

It came pre-wired w/ clips from reptile basics, and is a brand new 3" strip... I did cut it to fit the small tub, so could that have affected it? Or maybe the tub is just closer to the tape at that spot?

[Lolo76]

P.S. I looked at pictures of other hoggies, and some of them do have an orange bit near the tail... but hers is definitely bigger than usual!

[RichsBallPythons]

It came pre-wired w/ clips from reptile basics, and is a brand new 3" strip... I did cut it to fit the small tub, so could that have affected it? Or maybe the tub is just closer to the tape at that spot?

as long as you didnt cut through e black your fine. And the tub being closer at one spot is very possible but only you can answer that. Clips are fine and dandy but they do come loose or have not so good connection.

I always recommend soldering as when done good it lasts and you get even heating

[Lolo76]

Thanks for the info! I just fed her a pinkie mouse, and she was happy to take it... but she wouldn't take it from the tongs, just when it fell to the ground. I may have to reconsider a feeding tub, since I don't want her ingesting the substrate (tonight I cleared a spot when she started moving it around). She did start looking for a second mouse the second she finished, so next week I'll definitely give her two mice. Here are a few shots from the feeding:

She tried to eat it sideways at first, LOL.

[RichsBallPythons]

I knew hed eat

[Gregg Madden]

P.S. I looked at pictures of other hoggies, and some of them do have an orange bit near the tail... but hers is definitely bigger than usual!

Awesome Hog you got...

That orange is pretty normal in size... It is the split vent scale... All westerns have it...

Here is the vent of one of my reds...

[Lolo76]

Thanks for the info! I'm loving her so far, and it's hard to leave her alone (for the week of getting settled). She's always out when I'm in the room, pressing her cute little snout up against the tub.

[Lolo76]

P.S. Can you recommend a good website for Hognose info - particularly anything about their morphs and genetics? I've done a bit of searching, but nothing really useful is coming up for me.

[CA cowgirl]

So cool you got your first hognose Laura! My girls are 16g and 23g, they get 2 pinks every Wednesday and Saturday for now. I have a 2 year old male hognose that he eats Wednesdays and Saturdays too, until he gets caught up on his weight. My yearling male eats once a week, he's a bit stout. LOL They are ravenous like Gregg says. And yes, these snakes will often try stuffing their mouths with prey at the most rediculous angles! Be careful though, your hand might be misinterpreted as a mouse.

I wish I could see those pix, they may be just 1 month old, but photobucket already dropped them? Randy Wright will be at the San Mateo show this weekend, he usually sells his hoggies for $45 or so. There might be another vendor with hoggies too.

Here's my Tinkerbell, she's the bigger of the two hatchling girls. I took her picture yesterday after weighing and feeding her.