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technomacleod
Egg
United Kingdom
84 Posts |
 Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:25:08
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| Just been to the local reptile shop pick up some pinkies as Ariels due her first feed with me on Thursday, looking round and saw a little Hognose and oh my days are they beautiful! How are they to keep as noticed a few posts on here about them; I know they are semi-venomous due to having fangs at the back of their mouths but just and owners info would be nice! |
1.1.0 Corn Snake- Ariel (Coral Snow) & Dave(Butter Motley)
2.0.0 Dogs - Slipper and Lily
1.2.0 cats Suki, Fuzz and Charlie
0.0.10 tropical fish
Location; Northwich (Cheshire) |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:27:46
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| i dont know much but i do know they hardly ever strike with their mouths open, they just sort of lunge at you |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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technomacleod
Egg
United Kingdom
84 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:41:06
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| Yeah I've heard they kinda head butt you haha |
1.1.0 Corn Snake- Ariel (Coral Snow) & Dave(Butter Motley)
2.0.0 Dogs - Slipper and Lily
1.2.0 cats Suki, Fuzz and Charlie
0.0.10 tropical fish
Location; Northwich (Cheshire) |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 13:30:49
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| They have amazing little characters. They really do seem to think they are a big snake in a little body lol. All bluff though. They can be fussy eaters but this is normally down to being kept to cold as they do prefer quite a warm hot spot 34c-35c and cool end temps of around 26c. Feeding is also more frequent, every 4-5 days, due to their fast metabolism. Ours is quite active usually out and about during the day but as soon as her light goes off she is off to bed lol. The venom is not really an issue. The majority of people do not have any reaction to it. The odd few that do will usually suffer from slight swelling and itching with redness and sometimes a head ache. There is the very occasional case where the swelling is very severe but this is quite rare I believe. Would highly recommend a hognose. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 13:32:12
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I couldn't cope with looking at their ugly little faces every day  |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 14:03:11
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
I couldn't cope with looking at their ugly little faces every day
lol quick run the hoggie lovers will be after you with big beating sticks!!  |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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technomacleod
Egg
United Kingdom
84 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 15:12:06
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It was only a little thing and I thig their up turned snouts make them look cute!
Thanks Red123! Think I may opt for a cute lil' hoggy in the summer with the '13 hatchlings!
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1.1.0 Corn Snake- Ariel (Coral Snow) & Dave(Butter Motley)
2.0.0 Dogs - Slipper and Lily
1.2.0 cats Suki, Fuzz and Charlie
0.0.10 tropical fish
Location; Northwich (Cheshire) |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 17:41:35
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We got our daughter *ahem, nothing to do with us wanting one* one for her birthday, a little male. He is ALWAYS out and about during the day unlike all our other snakes. He is such a little character, went hissing/butting mad at hubby when he was in the store collecting him and when he got him home - but as soon as he picked him up he was fine. Since then he's only ever hissed when presented with food or woken up lol! We are absolutely smitten with him, and hubby now wants to get a female for his birthday later in the year.
I believe hoggy breeding season is later in the year than corns - round about August time? But I would also guess that, just like corns, you can probably get hatchies all year round. I@m certainly going to be keeping my eyes out now ;) |
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technomacleod
Egg
United Kingdom
84 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 18:16:03
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| I would love one! Might wait until later on when Ariel moves into a 3ft viv and use my hatchling one for a baby Hognose! |
1.1.0 Corn Snake- Ariel (Coral Snow) & Dave(Butter Motley)
2.0.0 Dogs - Slipper and Lily
1.2.0 cats Suki, Fuzz and Charlie
0.0.10 tropical fish
Location; Northwich (Cheshire) |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 19:43:46
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Another one bites the dust............
Snakes are so addictive!!!! |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 19:50:58
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Originally posted by Hissyfit
I couldn't cope with looking at their ugly little faces every day
same here, I think when they were still evolving they must have been a bit stupid and just kept on slithering into a wall repetitively until they looked like that and then somehow managed to mate 
don't hate me hoggie lovers, you know I am right |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 21:28:19
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Originally posted by lupi lou
quote:
Originally posted by Hissyfit
I couldn't cope with looking at their ugly little faces every day
lol quick run the hoggie lovers will be after you with big beating sticks!!
Got the stick, shame i can barely move, so safe from me just nowyou should sooo get one, will make me mad at you though!!! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Nasicus
Egg
United Kingdom
74 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 01:10:28
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@Smart Bunny: Normal Hoggie breeding season is actually now! Plenty of locking going on, so give it a few months and they'll be everywhere! However, they double clutch very easily, so you'll get more babies popping up in October too! My Adult Male, Scout, has turned into the foulest, angriest little ball of sexual frustration, lots of thrashing and accidentally smacking his head into his rub in rage, full on rattlesnake hissing and huffing! He's headbutted me a few times where it's been hard enough for his little nose to actually hurt a teeny bit lol!
Despite that though, Techno, I highly recommend them! If you're confident enough to deal with them going off their food, and their full on attitude, they make very rewarding snakes! Not all of them are fussy, but they know how they like things when it comes to food. Scout likes it just to be left in on his flat hide, Pyro likes you to tap it about on top of his log, where he then pops out and grabs it, and my little lady Rocket likes it warmed slightly via hairdryer hehe |
Corns:
0.1.0 Snow - Lister
0.1.0 Amel - Psiren
0.1.0 Fire - Cat
1.0.0 Normal - Rimmer
1.0.0 Kinked Butter - Kryten
Hognoses:
1.0.0 Greenphase - Scout
1.0.0 Greenphase - Pyro
0.1.0 Normal - Rocket
Beardie:
1.0.0 Alduin |
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Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 07:36:35
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| Will also add that ours has a weird eating behavior. It doesn't matter how you offer her the mouse, whether head first or bum first she will always take it just below the shoulders. Now most snakes would work their way to either end, not Stevie, she insists on folding it in half. Not always a pretty sight, we do get quite a few popped mice which she then smears over herself and her viv. I don't know if this is common eating like this for a hoggie. |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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technomacleod
Egg
United Kingdom
84 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2013 : 08:03:57
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Haha they sound like right little characters! Definitely considering one later this year! Just got my first corn and already want another snake!
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1.1.0 Corn Snake- Ariel (Coral Snow) & Dave(Butter Motley)
2.0.0 Dogs - Slipper and Lily
1.2.0 cats Suki, Fuzz and Charlie
0.0.10 tropical fish
Location; Northwich (Cheshire) |
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Magentta
Egg
United Kingdom
63 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 13:41:42
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| Not really thought about a hoggie before but after reading this thread and looking at a few vids there little characters are so appealing! Looks like I'm gonna have to sweet talk the OH again ;) |
2.1.0 corns: CB09 sherlock CB12 Dimebag CB13 Ripley
0.1.0 CB12 brb: Ophelia
0.1.0 CB13 normal royal: Amelia
1 strange furry hamster: Sheldon
2 live with my folks doggies: Mildred and mr jones |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 16:30:06
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| Love all the hate towards shovel faces on this thread. I'm so proud of you haters :-D |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 21:46:47
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quote:
Originally posted by a33272
Love all the hate towards shovel faces on this thread. I'm so proud of you haters :-D
 just ARRRRRRRGGGHHHHH |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 22:30:50
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quote:
Originally posted by scottishbluebird
quote:
Originally posted by a33272
Love all the hate towards shovel faces on this thread. I'm so proud of you haters :-D
just ARRRRRRRGGGHHHHH
I'm winning the war. Slowly but surely.... |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 22:37:26
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| My hoggie is a pain in the neck. But getting another in June:) |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2013 : 17:26:16
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quote:
Originally posted by a33272
quote:
Originally posted by scottishbluebird
quote:
Originally posted by a33272
Love all the hate towards shovel faces on this thread. I'm so proud of you haters :-D
just ARRRRRRRGGGHHHHH
I'm winning the war. Slowly but surely....
Oh no you wont lol |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Western Hognose?!
