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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
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 Posted - 10/07/2009 : 16:26:58
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Clear space on shelf for tank
29/30 July 2009
1:00 Arrive at LFS street
1:30 Withdraw Cash from ATM at 7-11
2:00 Walk around looking at best enclosures, hides, water dishes,
sand/substrate, driftwood/rocks and decor, thermometer
2:30 Check to see if hognose is still for sale
3:00 Ask for advice (what I need, how long to wait before feed)
3:45 Buy everything
4:00 Purchase Hognose Snake
4:20 Go home
5:00 Arrive home
5:45 Set up enclosure
6:00 Introduce snake
So excited about getting a hognose!
Any advice?
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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magneticblue
Hognose Moderator
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 17:32:49
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I agree with sexychef.
If you can get the enclosure set up before you buy the snake then it means that you can take your time to make sure everything is right before putting the snake in |
1.2.0 Guyana red-tail boas (Hercules, Athena and Aphrodite)
1.0.0 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Sylar)
0.1.0 Blotched Kingsnake (Jasmin)
0.3.0 Cats (Lynx, Maizzi and Millie)
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 18:54:58
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Good plan!
Like Hannibal on A Team says- I love it when a plan comes together  |
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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
16 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2009 : 02:17:35
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| Yeah, I guess you're right...I'm going to go out today and get the stuff. Do you think I should buy the hoggie after I come back from vacation (a 10 day vacation) or buy the hoggie the day before my 10 day vacation and let him have a nice long settle in period? My parents will be at home while I'm away. It's also cause at the shop they have him in a tiny critter keeper with newspaper and the water dish takes up half his space. He doesn't even have a hide... |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2009 : 10:46:35
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quote:
Originally posted by micstarz
Yeah, I guess you're right...I'm going to go out today and get the stuff. Do you think I should buy the hoggie after I come back from vacation (a 10 day vacation) or buy the hoggie the day before my 10 day vacation and let him have a nice long settle in period? My parents will be at home while I'm away. It's also cause at the shop they have him in a tiny critter keeper with newspaper and the water dish takes up half his space. He doesn't even have a hide...
as long as your parents will change the water and spot clean it would be fine to get yout hoggie before your holiday |
1.0.0 western hognose 1.1.0 royals 2.1.0 corn snake
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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
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Posted - 11/07/2009 : 15:51:50
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Originally posted by sexychef
as long as your parents will change the water and spot clean it would be fine to get yout hoggie before your holiday
Hmmm...I guess that's a no then. I would never trust them with a hoggie... The hoggies have been at the shop for months now so I guess three more weeks shouldn't hurt too much.
I bought two pieces of driftwood, some beige natural desert sand, a hide box, a fake plant and a water dish. I still haven't chosen an enclosure yet, because none of them seem good enough...still need a thermometer/hygrometer. |
Edited by - micstarz on 11/07/2009 15:52:30 |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/07/2009 : 09:47:06
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Probably better to wait until after your holiday, but it'll give you something to look forward to when you get back
Have you looked online for an enclosure? Sometimes you can get a bargain on the classifieds ads too |
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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
16 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2009 : 11:28:03
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I asked if I could put a deposit on the snake but they said three weeks is a long time for them to hold the snake for me. However, they were happy to but the snake I favored behind some of the other snakes so it would be less likely to be noticed (and they also put a sticker on it saying they'ed wait for me to buy it until the 1st of August).
Too bad I can't buy online...my parents don't let me, and I think it's sort of a hassle anyway... |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2009 : 11:32:21
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Well that's something- hope he doesn't sell before you get back.
Are you sure your parents won't change the water while you are away? Hoggy's hide a lot so they wouldn't have to handle him or anything. Just pick up the poo (if any) and add fresh water.  |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
16 Posts |
Posted - 14/07/2009 : 07:22:12
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| Nah...I don't really feel like risking it. They're probably better off at the shop. My parents...I'd never trust my mom with my animals and my dad doesn't even know I keep snakes! |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/07/2009 : 10:27:51
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Can't blame you- I wouldn't trust my parents with my animals either.
I asked my mum if she wanted to look after my Salamanders while I was on holiday (easiest option because she's scared of the snakes) and she says she didn't want to look after creepy crawlies. Had to tell her they were amphibians and not insects. She's not really good with creatures 
This from the woman who though seahorses were mythical creatures until she saw one on Richard and Judy about 2 years ago  |
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micstarz
Snake Mite
Hong Kong
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Posted - 16/07/2009 : 11:38:38
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Haha youre parents are probably worst than mine animal knowledge wise then...
RIGHT NOW I AM SO HYPED UP!!! I put a 50% deposit on one of the hoggies - the fattest biggest one who I saw with a fat belly last time - the one that loves climbing onto the rim of his critter keeper and falling down...I can't wait till I get back on the 29th!!!!
P.S. It took me a lot of restraint not to type all that in caps lock...I'm so excited...it's supposedly a normal western hognose but it has a very interesting pattern...OMG OMG OMG SO EXCITED TO GET IT!! |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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My Hognose Plan
