Hognose terrarium size preferences

[AjaMichelle]

I have had my western hog for only a short time and he's out every time I come in the room, or appears shortly after I enter. The only time he's MIA is when he's in shed.

[knox]

I have ZERO experience with Hogs. That's why I asked about the enclosure size.

I am sure even their micro habitats are larger than a 2 ft by 3 ft area. Why do they stress in areas larger than that in captivity?

We may never know - I am just asking for opinions. Detract the claws, I am trying to learn something here.

[Gregg M]

Originally Posted by knox

Why do they stress in areas larger than that in captivity?

We may never know - I am just asking for opinions. Detract the claws, I am trying to learn something here.

Wish I knew why. We are all trying to learn. Thats one of the best things about this hobby. We can never stop learning.

[Gungirl]

I think the main reason that snakes stress out in large vivs is that they do not offer near enough hiding or proper husbandry. Putting them in smaller area's allows for us to better control the climate and leaves them less out in the open.

I am sure if you took a 10ft x10ft room and set it up perfectly to allow them all the same things they get in the wild that the animal would thrive and not stress out.

Of course this is all just my opinion.....

[poison123]

what if you add lots of leaf litter,bark and burrowing substrate? im sure they would do fine though you may not ever see it lol

[Gregg M]

Originally Posted by poison123

what if you add lots of leaf litter,bark and burrowing substrate? im sure they would do fine though you may not ever see it lol

The thing is, even with all of that, they are still always out and about. We have a few set up in natural cages.