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ineedsoap16
07-09-11, 07:22 PM
Just picked up these 2 red babies today. The first two pics are the male and the second two the female.
stephanbakir
07-09-11, 07:26 PM
Cute lil' nose! :P
marionsclan
07-09-11, 07:26 PM
Awww look at those lil noses. They are too cute.
marionsclan
07-09-11, 07:27 PM
Cute lil' nose! :P

hahaha we posted at the same time. GMTA
shaunyboy
07-09-11, 09:42 PM
such cute little faces with their little turned up noses

it always surprizes me how that cute little face turns at feeding time :yes:

nice hoggie's you have there

cheers shaun
NennaMeerkat
07-09-11, 09:55 PM
OMG Red Hoggies! Soooo cute! Congrats on getting your new snakes. Soon enough you will have a whole slue of red babies :) Are these your first hoggies or are you new to owning them?
ineedsoap16
07-10-11, 07:32 AM
No these two make 5 and 6. But now this makes a trio of reds.
Kayla90
07-10-11, 07:49 AM
:O They've got such cute little noses... they curl up just like Aladdin shoes... hehehe I've never seen anything like that before, I waaannt one :D
marvelfreak
07-10-11, 08:04 AM
Congrats! Man they're sweet looking.
Freebody
07-10-11, 10:54 AM
they are just so cute :)
Gungirl
07-10-11, 11:55 AM
Love it!! I can't wait to get mine! these pics make me want one soooo bad....
NennaMeerkat
07-10-11, 02:32 PM
You are sooo lucky to have so many hoggies! I love that someone else here shares an enthusiasm for them. They are really just great snakes overall. Can I see more of your hoggies?
marionsclan
07-10-11, 02:42 PM
May I ask how much you paid for them?
ineedsoap16
07-10-11, 10:04 PM
They were from an unsexed / unproven eater group, but the only reds available. So I got both for 70. Although there are quite a few shows around where I'm located, very few have hogs and when they do it is usually albinos. This was probably the first show in years that had a ton of baby reds and greens. They are usually not to hard as new feeders and its great to watch them grow from this size.
NennaMeerkat
07-10-11, 11:52 PM
They were from an unsexed / unproven eater group, but the only reds available. So I got both for 70. Although there are quite a few shows around where I'm located, very few have hogs and when they do it is usually albinos. This was probably the first show in years that had a ton of baby reds and greens. They are usually not to hard as new feeders and its great to watch them grow from this size.

My girl I got in February was 70 and she was a proven eater. There is only one breeder in my area that has hognose and they don't sell anything but more "yellow" or "brown" in color. Hoping sometime next year I can get another...if they have something "different".

And she is tiny like the two reds you have here. Had her first shed recently but doesn't seem to be bigger at all since February. How long does it usually take to see some true growth?
Kayla90
07-10-11, 11:54 PM
How big will they grow to be?
ineedsoap16
07-24-11, 07:45 AM
As lond as they are eating well, after 9 months you start noticing some actual growth. When they grow large enough to accept two iems at once you should see the first big growth spurt.

They will usually get 18 -36 inches, males being closer to 18 and females getting coser to 3 feet. my larget female is 24 inches and 300 gm. I have seen reports of 30+ inch breeder females being 500-800 gms.