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kiwiseventytwo
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 12/02/2010 : 21:57:25
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Hi everyone,
I've had my western hognose for about 3 months now. They weren't sure how old he was, but probably hatched sometime late last summer. His name is Marcel and he's absolutely gorgeous! I found this forum searching for information about shedding problems. He shed right after I got him, but hasn't since. I've decided to feed him 2 extra small frozen pinkies this week instead of one.
We also have a juvenile kenyan sand boa and a spotted python!
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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kiwiseventytwo
Snake Mite
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Posted - 14/02/2010 : 01:34:25
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Thanks,
Hopefully this time I've managed a pic of him!
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hognose360
Hatchling Hoggie
Canada
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Posted - 23/02/2010 : 14:20:30
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hey come to the forum we are all here to help you if you have any concerns
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 10/03/2010 : 14:51:44
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Hello Kiwiseventytwo
Nice little hoggy you have there. They don't seem to shed as often as other types of snake so don't worry too much  |
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kiwiseventytwo
Snake Mite
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Posted - 12/03/2010 : 21:58:13
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| Hi and thanks for the advice. We've had all three of our snakes for about the same amount of time. The other two have already shed twice, so I was a little concerned about my hognose! I thought maybe he wasn't getting enough calories, so got him some bigger mice. I fed him a small fuzzy a little over a week ago and he is now in preecdysis. He is very unhappy with not being able to see and hissing at every sound! |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
746 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2010 : 13:41:10
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Sounds like a hoggy- hissy little blighters  |
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kiwiseventytwo
Snake Mite
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Posted - 20/07/2010 : 01:30:27
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Hi everyone!
I just wanted to give you a quick update on Marcel. He began to thrive once I changed his food to those small fuzzies. I probably should be a bit more responsible about documenting his dates of shedding, but it seems to happen about once a month now. He is really growing and I'm now feeding him a large fuzzy every four days (I found that advice on another posting). Anyway, although I haven't commented, I do read the posts here regularly and have found the advice to be very helpful.
Oh, and for those of you that worry about hoggie aggression, I can tell you that Marcel is all bluff! He is only really feisty when I feed him (he's kind of a pig!). I put him in a separate container because I use ground walnuts as his bedding. He ALWAYS hisses and lunges for me when I take him out to return him to his enclosure. I just laugh and pick him up anyway. He settles down once I have him in my hand.
I'll post a new pic soon. Thanks again. |
Edited by - kiwiseventytwo on 20/07/2010 01:32:03 |
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/07/2010 : 14:04:04
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| He's a lovely little fellow, and I'm glad to hear he's behaving himself now. I think my hoggy is averaging about 5 sheds per year just now, which is nothing like as often as my corn, but I've just accepted that he's a law unto himself and stopped worrying about him so much now! |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/07/2010 : 14:23:29
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Hi!
