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mike h
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 04/02/2009 : 17:05:44
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Hi
My small but growing collection. Hope you like.
Female jungle
I think female
Below 2 males, one possible Hypoish?
Male albino
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Technobimbo
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
156 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 20:21:58
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Lovely looking snakes... so you have 5 hoggies at the min??.. do you keep any other snakes or reptiles?
I am looking for a girlfriend for Horace, and hope to be able to get one thats a slightly different colour if poss... I love hoggies... they are just such characters arn't they  |
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Mandie
Hatchling Hoggie
185 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 21:50:20
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Did you get the 2 poss hypo's from penfold? I ask as I've got a male and female very similar male sold as mexican, female as normal western.
Like the pattern on the jungle too |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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mike h
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 11:16:57
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thanks all
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Did you get the 2 poss hypo's from penfold
hi mandie, no,(i got the albino off him) I think one is a bit hypoish, only about 50grms currently and not feeding very well, was hoping to use him to breed with the jungle, I will see if he gets going, will only eat large pinks/small fuzzies when he can be bothered. If not I will use my other male who has started feeding after being cooled.
From what I have been told the jungle is not proven yet??
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 13:13:04
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They are all gorgeous snakes, but the albino is my favourite  |
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Mandie
Hatchling Hoggie
185 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 19:31:22
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Thats right the Jungle is hopefully going to prove out as a true pattern morph but the only person I know with them over here is Barry Summerhayes you might know others.
Here's a link to a stateside breeder who has a totally different looking hognose classed as Mexican, looks nothing like mine or others listed here in lies the confusion. He also has examples of hypo on there too for you to compare to your guys
http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/hognose/list.nhtml
I find males to be a bit slow sometimes over their feeding, when they're doing badly I take their water away for a couple of days before a feed then offer them very wet food. I rub their food under their chins it seems to stimulate them to open their mouths and drink the water from dinner then eat it. |
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Lewy
The Hognose Snake Admin
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 20:46:09
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Lewy
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mike h
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 22:09:05
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Thats right the Jungle is hopefully going to prove out as a true pattern morph but the only person I know with them over here is Barry Summerhayes you might know others.
I got her off barry.
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I like the albino too, what substrate are you using mike?
thanks
I use wood shavings, got to be careful feeding with it though.
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Mandie
Hatchling Hoggie
185 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 22:57:24
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You actually got to speak/contact with Barry? I've never been successful getting hold of the man, I have to use email most of the time because I'm hearing impaired but folk tell me he's a nice guy once you get hold of him lol
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mike h
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 23:48:19
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| I only communicated via email, a friend off rfuk picked her up for me from the last doncaster show. |
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reptiledude007
Snake Mite
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 05:05:13
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Hello,
Is that pine shavings you are using? Pine has Oils that are bad for snakes. If it is pine or ceder I would recommend you switch over too Aspen.
Very good looking snakes! |
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mike h
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 19/03/2009 : 21:37:40
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Is that pine shavings you are using? Pine has Oils that are bad for snakes. If it is pine or ceder I would recommend you switch over too Aspen.
Very good looking snakes!
Hi and thanks
Not pine shavings but I am moving over to aspen, more expensive but better.
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2009 : 11:22:45
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They like to burrow in the aspen anyway, so it's a good choice  |
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My hoggies
