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hot_brody
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 29/03/2010 : 19:48:41
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Hi, i got my hognose on thursday and tried to feed him last night but he wouldnt eat the pinky. I made sure i didnt move too quickly as to scare him and the pinky was thawed out properly. He just hissed and striked at it then slithered off. This is my 1st snake so obviously this is all new to me!
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hot_brody
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2010 : 19:50:45
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| Oh.. and also, i wondered whether i should just leave the pinky in the tank or feed it to him with tongs? |
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
624 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2010 : 15:36:36
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You probably tried to feed him a bit too soon after you got him home. Most snakes, and particularly hoggies, need a while to get used to new surroundings, otherwise they do tend to refuse food. Leave him be for another week or so and then try again - he won't starve!
You can either try feeding him with tongs, or you could put the pinky in a small box and then put the hoggy in with it and leave him alone for half an hour or so. They tend to prefer a dark, enclosed space when they're feeding, at least until they're used to it. My hoggy will now eat anywhere but he was very shy when I first got him and it took a while for him to get enough confidence to feed when people were watching!
Let us know how it goes. What's you new hoggy called? |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
R.I.P. Bob (Western hognose) |
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hot_brody
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2010 : 16:33:41
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| Ok, thanks. I tried to feed him then cause thats what the shop told me to do..even though i thought i should probably leave him for longer. Ill try again in a week or so. He wont let me pick him up right now though so i dont no how id get him in another box to feed him! I called him irwin.. |
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
624 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2010 : 11:03:58
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| Hoggies can seem quite aggressive when they're new, and go through the motions of hissing and puffing up their heads, maybe even pretending to strike at you. But it's all an act! What you need to do is go ahead and pick him up anyway, and you'll find that once he's on your hand he'll stop hissing and calm down generally. They hardly ever bite and even if they do, it's not painful. |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
R.I.P. Bob (Western hognose) |
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hot_brody
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2010 : 16:33:48
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| Yeah i no its all just an act but it never fails to make me just when ever he does it! Frightens the life out of me! |
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hot_brody
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
10 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 22:31:33
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| Well he fed tonight :) He has me wondering if he would or not cause he kept biting it then leaving it for a while. But he obviously couldnt resist for long! |
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
624 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2010 : 10:57:34
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| I'm glad the little blighter is behaving himself... they are uniquely feisty snakes but you've got ot love them really! |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
R.I.P. Bob (Western hognose) |
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tessymal
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/04/2010 : 22:00:39
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| my hoggnose hissed and striked for the first 7 months, he tends to just hiss a little now |
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/04/2010 : 17:40:24
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I think it's cute when my hoggy hisses. He thinks he's Rambo or someone equally hard  |
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