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01-17-04, 06:18 PM
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Hogg Island info
Can anyone supply a good caresheet for these guys....Ive tried to seach for one but i got nuthin!!
Thanks,
-Reptilez
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01-17-04, 09:31 PM
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They are the same as any BCI just shorter so thier adult caging can be smaller. I did a lot of digging before i got mine. If this is incorect some one will correct me but I'm pretty confident I'm right.
Derrick
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01-17-04, 09:40 PM
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also I'm sure its Hog not Hogg. They are or were from Cayo de los Cochinos(Key of the Pigs) thus Hog. The havent been seen in the wild for a number of years.
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01-18-04, 04:52 AM
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yeah its hog but most spell it hogg. It's an affection thing.
keep them like other boas. Mid to high 80s for the dth and a few degrees lower at night if possible.
Piers
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01-18-04, 07:46 AM
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Yes one "G". I've never found it spelled with two Gs in any book. The only place I've ever seen it spelled with a two Gs is in the forums.
Cheers,
Trevor
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01-18-04, 02:13 PM
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Roger that Trevor.
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01-19-04, 10:58 PM
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Actually i found it spelt Hogg in THe Boa Constrictor Manual by Vosjoli....its a good source of info on all boa constrictors and according to this hogg's just need a small cage since adult size is typically between 3-5 feet with som being a bit bigger.
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01-20-04, 06:21 AM
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I have that book, what page is that on?
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Trevor
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01-20-04, 10:15 AM
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I wouldn't expect it to be spelled incorrectly in that book. Oh well, if you look on any map, there is no Hog<b>g</b> Isle/Island.
Hogs care is about the same as a Colombian. I house mine in a 4x2 cage with a temp gradient of around 80-90 and humidity about 50% or so. You hear a lot of people say these boas are much smaller, but that isn't a rule. Average is about 4 - 5.5 feet, but females that exceed this are not uncommon. Below pictured is my 6.5' girl (in her dark phase).
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22peanutmeDP03.jpg">
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01-20-04, 12:59 PM
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shes looking great linds
wish i coulda found a male for her
but im glad she is in such great hands
hoping my newest girl turns out to be a goody too im searching for a baby male hog this year
Mike
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01-20-04, 04:24 PM
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well we could call them Cochinos Boas sounds kinda neat and it would be acurate or just call them cochies for short
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01-20-04, 04:39 PM
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Okay I looked it up in Vosjoli's book and its spelt Hogg on page 17 in the section selecting for docility 7th line down. But I looked through the book again and its spelt HOG at other parts....Its very confusing...but the correct spelling is Hog for sure now that I looked into it...looks like i just found a spelling mistake....LOL
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01-20-04, 11:08 PM
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Beautiful Hog Linds! Im going to be looking for a pair this year. Hope I find some as nice looking as her 
How is her temperment?? I heard they are really nasty??
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01-20-04, 11:49 PM
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People often confuse hungry with nasty. She's hungry, not nasty. She will strike through the plexi when I walk past if it's dark, or if she had recently eaten, and when she's in shed she makes soothing ocean sounds and like to show me her teeth...lol... but that's about the extent of it. She's never bitten me or even tried. Hogs by nature are always hungry, since food is especially scarce in their natural habit, it's instinctual to be ready for anything anytime  :flick: She's definitely one of the more docile snakes in my collection. Only thing I don't really care for is the colour change, I wish they would stay light phase all the time, dark phase looks like they've ben playing in poop :toilet:
<img src="http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/508/22peanutfsoutside-med.jpg">
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01-21-04, 08:48 PM
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HI,
I like mine inthe dark phase and the light, she's a sweetie never growels or complains she's a pig though and is pushing that 6 ft at age three.
same snake during the day feeding like a hog.much lighter and always hand fed frozen.
doug
i plan to breed rose to this guy if he ever grows up he's only 1 y/o
danior
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