New Hog!

[valkea]

I've had her for a little while now so she's not exactly new. But I did just find something out that's pretty exciting! Pics first

http://i.imgur.com/gFkqtJh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/w5NUz70.jpg
So this is my new gal. Named her Oryx. She's 274g ~ish, I just have tiny hands that make her look WAY bigger.

I purchased her and was advised she may be het albino. Cool! But I thought she looked kind of like an Anaconda hog. I really didn't want to be one of *those* buyers who go "I bought this as a normal but look! I found a tiny difference, is it something super fancy?!" because I know how annoying that can be.

Anyways, while at work I was browsing / obsessively checking the classifieds on a few facebook groups and did a search for "hognose". I found this

http://i.imgur.com/MB4xoAl.jpg
And thought that the female hog looked familiar.

I did some comparisons and a lot of spots match. Then I noticed this
http://i.imgur.com/sQVRRq7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/xSnEco8.jpg

So I'm almost positive that they're the same! Which is pretty sweet.

Feel free to point out anything that looks to prove they're not the same. I obviously would prefer them to be the same so I may be overlooking something. But I think I might have gotten a really great deal.

[brandonh]

What a looker and congrats! As far as it being the same snake that pattern is very close but i just can't pull my self to say it is just yet lol

[valkea]

Thanks! Understandable, I'm going to try to get a picture of her later that matches the pose of the other photo. Just at work right now so I can't.

[Andy_G]

Same snake. 100% confdent in stating that. Definitely an anaconda, and if it's from Norm at Dino Reptiles and is a het red albino, the mother or perhaps the grandmother of that one may have very well come from me and that line throws AMAZING red albinos. Fantastic grab!

[valkea]

She's from Justin at Extreme Hogs! I got her for 250$ plus taxes and shipping. So I'm super excited about it haha.

Thank you!

[Andy_G]

Ah! Different line then, but still very nice! :)

That girl would probably be ready to breed next year if you wanted her to.

[valkea]

Yes! I am hoping to buy from Norm in the near future though. His hogs are gorgeous. I just need to try to refrain from acquiring too many snakes too fast :)

[brandonh]

I look forward for more pics! If indeed same snake then that is very cool!
I am still saying i can't prove it is the same snake yet mostly because i just want to see more pics :)

[valkea]

I'm off in one hour and pics will be up shortly after that :)

[brandonh]

Great i look forward to seeing them :D. i love hognose snakes and the conda morphs are just wild looking in my opinion. i'd like to have a conda someday but as far as right now I have a male red western het albino

[valkea]

Picspam!

Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet (http://imgur.com/a/6OF70)

Link to folder, I'm being harassed to read out things for someone so can't link them individually right this second.

[brandonh]

Thanks for sharing! great pics she sure is a lovely snake! i love her close ups of her face. I actually do believe this is the same snake after looking at all of these photos which is super cool.

[valkea]

No problem! It's like 2am so the pics don't have the best light but figured they would do for now :)

Yeah! Me too. It's pretty exciting. Thanks!

[brandonh]

Haha same here it was 2 am! :) but def worth it!

Welcome!

[valkea]

Yay staying up late haha. I didn't actually get to sleep until sometime past 10am this morning. Less fun.

I've been trying to figure out what happened that she ended up being sold as a normal. So far I've found who purchased her from the ad and have sent him a message. I'm a bit concerned people might get cranky with me asking questions but that's probably just me being overly paranoid.

[valkea]

So far I've spoken with the person who had her after the original ad I posted above. But he said she was sold to him as an Anaconda poss. het albino from Norm. I've reached out to both Norm and Justin to see if they can shed some light on her.

[brandonh]

10am! i don't think i could handle that anymore lol please keep us updated. It would be pretty interesting to hear what happen and how this pretty snake got mixed up as a normal and not the conda that she is.

[valkea]

Yeah I didn't mean to stay up so long! Hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight.

Will definitely keep you updated! When I first saw her I thought she was a conda but didn't want to say anything haha. Figured I was wrong and assumed anyone who has a reptile store would research and charge the right amount for their animals.

[brandonh]

yes sleep is good :D! lol you just never know how someone will react. they may been one of hose pet store ppl that think they know everything.

[valkea]

Yep seems to be! I did try asking him where he got her but he kind of ignored my question. Oh well. At least I came out with the better deal hah

[brandonh]

All you can ask for right? lol

[Albert Clark]

Gorgeous animal you have there! Good thing you investigated and found out the true genetics. Nice job.

[valkea]

Thanks! I'm a bit obsessive with things ha, and sometimes it pays off! :)

[mysticmoon]

Hoggies are so adorable lol, congrats!

[valkea]

Thank you! I'm going to be getting another male soon. Normal het toffee to pair up with the above female after quarantine and all that. See if she is indeed het toffee as well.