Dj, my first Hognose - Page 2

HerpDerp3005 · 09-01-16, 05:18 PM

I just wanted to leave you with this picture i just took. I'm getting ready for work and I noticed something in the bedding.. Little did I know it was just DJ!

valkea · 09-01-16, 09:34 PM

Congrats on your hog! They're awesome little snakes.

I'm sure this advice won't apply to you (or at least not for a while) but if ever you do want to breed you may want to be careful with the chipped bedding. A breeder in Canada has lost three or four males due to it getting caught in their hemipenes. But I've never heard any issues other than that! And it could be something she's done maybe as I haven't heard anyone else having that issue.

Magdalen · 09-02-16, 09:41 AM

OMG that is cute! I'm still learning morphs. Is he a normal?

HerpDerp3005 · 09-02-16, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by valkea

Congrats on your hog! They're awesome little snakes.

I'm sure this advice won't apply to you (or at least not for a while) but if ever you do want to breed you may want to be careful with the chipped bedding. A breeder in Canada has lost three or four males due to it getting caught in their hemipenes. But I've never heard any issues other than that! And it could be something she's done maybe as I haven't heard anyone else having that issue.

Thank you! I can already tell that these little guys are awesome. DJ always comes out in the morning and roams his enclosure for awhile before burrowing into his tunnels for the rest of the day. I hope he comes out more often sooner or later!

Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely keep that in mind if I ever decide to breed.

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Originally Posted by Magdalen

OMG that is cute! I'm still learning morphs. Is he a normal?

I am still learning morphs myself! What the breeder told me is that he is a het snow. Not exactly sure what that means to be quite honest but does anyone else want to chime in on this? Here is a picture of him again.

valkea · 09-02-16, 05:06 PM

Het snow would mean he's a normal and carries albino and axanthic. Very nice

HerpDerp3005 · 09-05-16, 05:25 PM

Alright guys quick update, i've left a f/t pinky overnight (9/4/16 12 midnight) until now (9/5/16 4:25 pm) and DJ hasnt eaten her or shown any interest since it was still in the very center of the dish untouched. Should i conintue to wait or try feeding in a seperate tub?

**Minkness** · 09-05-16, 05:28 PM

Up the temps a few degrees if possible and just wait another week before offering again. Leave him in his container and don't handle hom or mess with him other than refreshing his water.

Hoggies go off of food a bit easily imo, just be patient though and he will get on track.

ThirteenRavens · 09-05-16, 11:10 PM

What Minkness said. Mine went off food for quiiiiite a while and eventually I found out how he liked to be fed and once I did that, he's eaten like a little pig since.

HerpDerp3005 · 09-05-16, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

Up the temps a few degrees if possible and just wait another week before offering again. Leave him in his container and don't handle hom or mess with him other than refreshing his water.

Hoggies go off of food a bit easily imo, just be patient though and he will get on track.

I have my thermostat set at 93 degrees set at the bottom of the tank (in contact with the glass). The temperatures read from 90~96 on the hot side. Ambient temperates range from 78-80 on the surface of the bedding. Is this all okay? I have not handled him besides my last feeding attempt.

HerpDerp3005 · 09-13-16, 04:10 PM

Hey everyone, so I tried feeding DJ again yesterday by leaving the f/t pinky in his enclosure the entire day and over night. This morning, I checked on him and still hasn't eaten. I was wondering if my set up might be causing him a little stress with the temperatures? I have my thermostat set at about 93* and it would range from 90*~95* underneath the aspen chips. On top of the aspen would be about 86*-88* in the center of the hot side. The cold side is about 78*-81* on top of the aspen. Should the temps be bumped? I don't want the glass to be getting too hot if it may burn the snake. Also there is about an inch of aspen chips as bedding.

valkea · 09-13-16, 04:51 PM

I wouldn't panic too much, it's not unusual for them to go off food. Do you have a scale and have you been weighing him? If not then stop by walmart or wherever and grab one. Great to make sure they're not losing weight. Of course you also don't want to be messing with him too much with handling / weighing as Mink suggested but still good to be aware of weights.

I'd probably leave him be a while longer but that's just me. Less is more sometimes when it comes to picky eaters. The more things are changed the more stressed he'll be.