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palmer
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28/02/2009 : 22:02:17
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hi
im getting a hognose or two (females) after my holidays in easter and was wanting to get the husbadry etc right before hand, so im getting all my info and setting up the tank well before purchase, i just wanted to know i was looking a possibly housing two females together, as my cousin seems to of done this for some time i just wanted to get other peoples views on this.
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Technobimbo
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/02/2009 : 22:29:40
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| To be honest, I don't know as I've only a little lad that I had late last year, but interested to find out... Hopefully someone who knows will be along soon.... J |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/03/2009 : 16:16:49
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Generally- I wouldn't advise keeping two snakes together, but then I've not heard of any problems specifically where Hoggies are concerned.
I probably wouldn't do it myself, just because there's more trouble that can spring up from housing together than not, like cannibalism, fighting, possible stress of the snakes and even getting the sexes wrong and ending up with unexpected eggs. Since they don't grow too large, then it's not much more hassle having two vivs rather than just the one.
I think some people do house together though. It's a personal choice thing really. |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 16:18:47
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P.S Welcome to the forum!  |
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anatess
Snake Mite
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Posted - 29/03/2009 : 05:30:40
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Yeah, I prefer to keep my snakes housed separately. Hognoses are known to include snakes in their diet in the wild as well, so all the more to keep them separated. But, I also know of several people who keep their hognoses housed together without too much problem - definitely not for the first-time snake owners though, because there are some things you need to watch out for health-wise when housing snakes together.
Since hognoses are relatively small, they can be housed in a 10 gallon tank or similarly-sized container, so space for the vivs is not as big of an issue.
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Snake owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel royal
1.0.0 spider royal
0.1.0 albino royal
1.0.0 normal western hognose |
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hc-burrel
Snake Mite
Netherlands
30 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2009 : 10:47:16
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I found no problems housing my hognose snakes together.
Just make sure you can tell the diferents between the two, so you know wich snake eats or not
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My snakes:
6.4 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 01-07-2009
2.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 05-10-2008
1.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus
1.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Albino
0.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Hetro highcontrast albino (green)
1.1 Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
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Hognose help
