Other pets (pics and discussions)

[guidofatherof5]

Great link. Thanks Stefan.

[chris-uk]

Nice. But if it was your captive hognose, would you want to wind it up enough for it to hood up? No, didn't think so. I supposes we'll satisfy ourselves with video of a wild hognose hooding up.

[mikem]

here's another one.


with my western hogs, they'll hood, but not that big... at least, i haven't seen it. the majority of mine are docile and sweet. i do have one cb female that hoods, hisses and false strikes all the time. she's psycho. i also have a wc female that will musk and play dead if i spend more than 10 seconds in her enclosure. if you plan on getting one, i'd suggest a western or mexican hognose. southerns and easterns primarily eat frogs and toads. they don't do as well on a rodent based diet.

[snakehill]

Damn! I never knew that hogs did that!

[EasternGirl]

I love it! I love it! Thanks Stefan and Mike!

Where would I look for a CB western or Mexican hognose? And how much would I be looking at paying for one?

[Charis]

Not sure about where you are but the local reptile expos here usually have quite a few Westerns. They are a bit like BPs, a nice normal will run about $45 to $100 but the morphs can be a little outrageous. I've only seen Mexicans on kingsnake and Fauna though.

[mikem]

your best bet would be a reptile show. western males usually run anywhere from $40-75. females are going to be more depending on age. the mexicans aren't as common and may require a little hunting around to find.

[EasternGirl]

Maybe they'll have one at the show in Hamburg. Maybe I'll have some money by then too.

[kimbosaur]

I love those hognose too! They are probably the only non-garter I'd consider getting. They're so cute with their pig noses and chubby bodies.

[Charis]

I really like mine, only thing is he's an adult male and as such, does like to go on the occasional feeding strikes. Super sweet snake but lately he has been showing some cage aggression, especially in the feeding tub, so I'm careful with him. He just hisses and spits. Think he half hooded up for a second or two once or twice. He goes back to being super docile once the first quarter of his body is above the feeding tub rim. So I just lift him out on some tongs after he finishes eating.