Quote Originally Posted by the_rotten1 View Post
Do a lot of poeple have hissy hogs? Just asking because I haven't had that issue with mine. They hiss at their food, but not me.

@Houghie: I have a Mexican Black Kingsnake and three Western Hognoses. Never had a Cornsnake, so I can't comment on them, but if I had to choose between the two species I have I would defintiely go with the Hogs. They're very active and curious, full of personality. As much as I love my MBK, it just kinda sits there. (Probably an odd complaint coming from a guy who loves ball pythons.)

Here are some of the cute things Hognoses do:
  • Flatten out their bodies and hood like a cobra
  • Open their mouths and lunge at their food
  • Play dead
  • Fake strikes
  • Move around the enclosure to explore/hunt
  • Burrow into loose substrate
  • Sometimes when they're really agitated they can make their hiss sound like a Rattlesnake's tail. My yearling girl did this once when I put a live mouse in her cage. She's used to frozen thawed, so she was not at all happy about having a live mouse in there.


Plus I've never had a problem with Hogs peeing or musking on me... unlike a certain Kingsnake, who small remain nameless.
Thats good to hear. my corn always pooped on me, not very nice. are hoggies messy snakes?