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Re: Hognose vs BRB
Let's see, we have both and they are rather hard to compare.
The BRBs are very pretty, calm moving and fun to hold. Ours tend to eat well and have only skipped a meal here or there. I personally like ours that we got as babies, not so much the one(s) we got as adults, one of which passed away a few months ago. The adults were/are sometimes nippy and a full grown grumpy BRB is pretty intimidating, personally I think it's best to get a young one and learn it's moods as it grows, the babies can be nippy but handling them frequently usually tames them right down, much easier to tame a baby!
Ours hide pretty much all day. The husbandry is very different, it can be a challenge to keep the humidity high enough for the BRB and it will outgrow a 20 g in around 2-3 years.
I love our hoggies! They are also fun to hold and their rough scales are quite interesting feeling. My two males are our most visible snakes and are generally out and about most of the day, rarely hiding. They require much higher temps than the BRBs and way less humidity. A 20 g will be big enough for one's whole life. Our baby eats very well but the adult goes on feeding strikes at least several times a year and that can be annoying. The adult is also very hissy and mean sounding with everyone else but likes me. He's pretty intimidating sounding but has not actually tried to bite anyone. The baby is very calm and could be handled by most people.
They are much harder to get started eating, so very important to find one from a breeder you trust that can assure you it is eating well. I only have experience with males but have heard that they are quite sexually dimorphic, both in size and in temperaments. One breeder I know says they are almost like different species in temperaments.
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