hoggie q's

[Lolo76]

Toxic? Only if you're a toad. Aggressive? Rarely if ever! Seriously, I love my hognose girl, and would recommend the species to nearly anyone. They're easy to care for, and usually have very nice temperaments... some can get hissy and defensive in their enclosures, but typically mellow out in your hands. And to expand on the toxicity issue, they are rear-fanged and only mildly venomous to humans. In order to get bitten you'd have to be far down their throat, and it's rare for us to be harmed by their venom.

As for husbandry, I keep mine a little warm since she shares a rack with my pythons - around 75 ambient (it's cold here!) and 85-90 on the hot spot. She doesn't seem to mind the extra heat, but I pull her tub slightly out so it's not completely over the flexwatt. A 10gal should do fine for life, unless it is a particularly big hognose... I keep Charlotte in a 6qt tub, but she's only 7 months old, so I'll eventually move her into a 15qt (comparable to a 10gal tank). Oh, and they do like to burrow, so provide a deep loose substrate of your choice. All in all I find it to be a hearty & fun snake, and who could possibly resist this face??