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Originally Posted by Andy_G
This is not defensive/startled/stress related behaviour for the species. It is a feeding response bite.
I must note that a female hognose, if fed properly, is ready for fuzzies at around 4 to 6 months of age, so you should definitely be feeding her more. At a little over a year old females are usually ready for hopper mice, but yours may not be due to the fact that she's still being offered pinkies. Some hognose have such a feeding response that they will bite anything out of hunger. I would advise buying a mini snake hook to tap her head gently with whenever you will handle her. I would also feed her in her own enclosure, as a separate feeding enclosure does little good for keeper or kept.
In short: up the feeding, get a small snake hook, and don't move her to feed her.
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After reading your post, I think my hognose really is a male. I knew it seemed small for a female but there are like no hognoses in my area- from a breeder, pet store, friend, whatever that I could see to make a judgement of my own snake.
Thank you for the advice, I think I definitely need to change the feeding routine somehow but I didn't know what was the exact issue and I wanted other opinions before I made any changes.
Thanks!
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