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Young_Gun · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: Hognoses, lots of em

Female I picked up from Mike H off here(Med exo terra cave for size comparison).

Male I picked up from Mike H(Med exo cave for size).

Male '07 Hatchling(Het Albino)

Female '07 Hatchling(Het Albino)

Yearling Female

Yearling Male(Poss Het Albino)

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quasimodo · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject:

Aaaaah, really cute, well done for getting them.

Phil1988 · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject:

Very nice there mate, glad you found some. And some nice chunky females there too Cool

mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

hi
I think they will love you Laughing

I was too mean to buy them aspen bedding and a hide, but they did get to read the times newspaper Embarassed

Best of luck fattening the female up for breeding Laughing

mike
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Young_Gun · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

Decided to take your advice aswell Mike and stuck them in some tubs, think they are the same as the RUB 50l ones, the male fed on a rat pup and gonna try the female in a day or two.

Tracked some down in the end Phil, picking some more up at the beginning of September aswell Cool

Quick question though, can you overfeed them or is it just a case of feed until they refuse?
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mike h · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778

When young I tend to feed as much as they will eat.
The female in particular I would give her as much as she will eat. To try to get the female upto breeding weight this year feed her smaller meals every 3 days or as much as she will eat. Other people will disagree but its personal choice.
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Gazza85 · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:17 pm Post subject:

Just as a little tip, try and avoid feeding hoggies rat pups, as the fatty content of them can cause your snake to become obese, which will lead to death. I have seen it done to a very good hoggie breeder.

Just my ten pence worth.

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Young_Gun · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject:

Will knock the rat pups on the head then, back to mice Laughing

Gonna try feedin med size every 4 days, in between both.

Was asking mainly because the little darling that bites me has eaten three pinks since I picked him up yesterday, not sure whether to offer any more as he is still 'roaming'.
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Gazza85 · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

Just give them about 2 mice every 4-5 days, that will get snakes to breeding age in no time.
And should'nt cause problems for the snake.

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