Hognose fast stressing me out! :)

[wolfchan]

I know it's totally normal for my hog to not be eating right now, but it's still really stressful....I moved her to a warmer room in the hopes that she'd come out of it and start eating again, but no success so far. *grumbles* She hasn't lost a significant amount of weight, so I'm just going to wait until it warms up I suppose.

She's exclusively a pet, and is probably going to remain so her entire life, so I'd really rather her not hibernate, but try telling her that! *chuckles* Ah well, I apologize for rambling.....

[Jeff_Favelle]

Might be time for a small toad...........

[wolfchan]

0.0! I'd never get her to eat a mouse for me again! She ate splendidly for me until winter, so I was just going to wait it out....do you think it would be better to get a bullfrog tadpole or something rather than waiting until it warms up? *worried*

[Jeff_Favelle]

Yeah, that is the downside, ha ha!! Is he deathly skinny or could he make it through the winter cool down. Is so, then cool him for 6-8 weeks and then warm him up and try rodents again. If not, yeah, maybe a ranid tadpole is the answer (good idea by the way!).

Keep us updated man. Not nearly enough people keep hognose snakes, let alone freely pass information about them!

:D

[wolfchan]

She's not skinny, she looks just like she does after she's eaten and pooped. :)

I really don't want to cool her down, but that has been recommended by several people, so I guess I need to know how to do this.

I apologize for being a clueless beginner, but how do I cool her down? Also, is is safe for a hog that's only 19" to be cooled down? She's just under a year old.

Thanks again!

[Jeff_Favelle]

For Hognose snakes from North America, the general rule is to cool them down in a dark place for 2 months at 50-55F. Make sure they have dry conditions with fresh water available at all times.

Good Luck!

[Lisa]

Sometimes you can't fight them, even though snakes have been kept for a long time they're still wild animals. if they want to brumate let them

[Jeff_Favelle]

Circadian rhythms man.

[reverendsterlin]

just go with it, it's the one downside to hognoses