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Originally posted by boze

So hi, Ive had my first snake (a royal) for a few months now and, as im quite sure you can all empathise with, im kinda itching to get another rep....

I really like the look of hognoses and have been looking about online for some more info on them but decided the best place is here as you never know what bad information someone else has put up on their site. And, being a member of the royal python forum too, I have every faith that what you guys tell me is right :-)

Basically im just curious about their behaviour and habits and have a few questions...

-Are they an active breed of snake? Or are they more likely to hide all day and only come out when nobody is around?
they are active during the day and love making tunnels in there substrate

-What sort of size do they get to?
males top out around 2foot females slightly larger

-Are there any real differences, with regards to size/behaviour, between males and females?
as above and males tend to be the pickier feeders they are all bluff tho really hissy till you pick them up then there fine

-How are they as feeders? Royals can be fussy sometimes, are hoggies similar?
males seem to go off there food for periods

Also Ive noticed there are a lot of different types of hognose like western etc so what are the differences and which would you recommend?
i only really know about westerns they are probably the most common and there are alot of morphs out there now

I know its a lot of questions and I also know that every snake is different as an individual, Im just wondering if there are any general rules or anything I should know as a potential hognose owner.
be aware they do have mild venome so if you suffer badly from bee's/wasp stings think carefully before you get one

And finally, how much would I expect to pay for a hatchling from a breeder? And for a yearling?
anywere from 30-50quid for a normal morph and alot higher for a visual morph

Many thanks in advance :-)

D

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