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RedHog
Egg
United Kingdom
71 Posts |
 Posted - 23/05/2011 : 10:45:50
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One of my eggs didn't hatch so I opened the egg and this 2 headed hognose was inside, it was fully formed but obviously died just days before it was due to hatch.
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
624 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 11:25:41
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| Eww, that's nasty... just as well it didn't hatch, really, I don't suppose it would have lasted very long. Have you ever seen anything like that before? |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
R.I.P. Bob (Western hognose) |
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Sika
Hatchling Hoggie
105 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 11:27:20
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| Auw, poor little babe - rest in peace xx |
0.1 Corn snake - Motley Sunglow (Aia)
1.0 Hognose - normal (Vitus/Basse)
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kdlang
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
157 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 11:34:00
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| Awwww poor thing. Sometimes nature is cruel but it sorts itself out |
1.1.0 Hognose - Mr Hoggie, Miss Piggy
5.4.0 Corns - Swayze (ghost) Izzy (normal) Alice (amel) Peanut (butter motley) Noisy (lavender) Palace (amel) Lizzy (Normal) Connie (normal) Carmellia (butter motley)
0.1.0 cat - kizzy
1.0.0 Foster Dog - Paddy
www.support-dogs.org.uk |
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Louise
Egg
United Kingdom
92 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 12:27:06
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Aww, poor little thing.
Might not have died if it hatched, look on youtube, there are loads of 2 headed snakes and many seem to do quite well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDcKwV9sBs |
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LouiseB
Yearling Hoggie
United Kingdom
624 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 12:59:24
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| Crikey - that is a bit scary! Although the one on the video had two distinct heads, whereas RedHog's one seemed to have a deformed skull, which I think would have caused more problems. Nature is weird sometimes! |
1.0.0. Western hognose (Baldrick)
0.1.0. Amel bloodred corn snake (Cornflake)
R.I.P. Bob (Western hognose) |
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RedHog
Egg
United Kingdom
71 Posts |
Posted - 23/05/2011 : 13:03:38
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| Yes some do live and do very well, I think it depends on where and how close the heads have joined, some iv seen that have done well were joined a little lower, ie..at the neck |
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Mamma
Hatchling Hoggie
United Kingdom
192 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2011 : 11:41:18
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 wee shame. xxx |
Mamma. Location: Dundee
2.0.0 cornsnakes 1.1.0 kingsnakes 0.1.0 western hognose 0.1.0 hog island boa
wishlist: Arizona mountain kingsnake. Tricoloured, western hognose, Thayers kingsnake...pretty much MOAR kingsnakes
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dicephalics
Snake Mite
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2011 : 04:19:30
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Originally posted by RedHog
One of my eggs didn't hatch so I opened the egg and this 2 headed hognose was inside, it was fully formed but obviously died just days before it was due to hatch.
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dicephalics
Snake Mite
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2011 : 04:23:47
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| What a pity about your two headed hognose. I study two headed snakes and want to get more data on your specimen for documentation. Did you preserve (or freeze) it? When was it "born"? How long was it? What was the clutch size? Have you had any two-headers before? How many snakes have you hatched in your lifetime? Thanks, Dr. Van |
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andi
Egg
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2011 : 21:05:04
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| i was just gonna say, put him into cold storage (freezer) and get in touch with a herpatologist for data collection, or in contact with a university science department etc.... |
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RedHog
Egg
United Kingdom
71 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 08:36:04
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Hi there, yes I have the snake in a freezer.
Originally a clutch of 11 eggs was laid, however only 6 of these were good, i incubated them between 80 - 84 f and after 57 days on the 23rd may 2011 the first baby started to pip, 4 others followed shortly after, the 6th egg still looked good at this point so I waited another 2 days for it to hatch but on the 3rd day I decided to slit the egg, when I opened the egg the snake was perfectly formed.
This was the first clutch I have ever produced.
Dr. Van please contact me for more details |
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