Hoggie?

[fr4zy]

HI people i have a corn snake atm and considering a western hognose i have read several care sheets and they are seeming cooler and cooler each time.
I believe if i get one ide keep it in the largest funarium but was wondering what to feed it?
Is it similar to what i fed my corn through its earlier days?
and could some one please explain whether i need a digital thermometer or anything

thanks fraser

[Javeo]

They are very nice snakes to own, alot of character. Firstly of course you need a thermometer, and a thermostat! They eat pinkies when small, and later mice/rats.
What have you been reading? Any decent caresheet would have told you this!

[BigBaz]

i have teo hognose snakes check out my vid on youtube look for my name
bigbazbfg

[fr4zy]

thanks that vids class ive taken some notes lol
hopefully get a set up for after xmas and a hoggie in the new year
is the female feeding yet?
hope all goes well
fraser

[BigBaz]

no not yet she is a lil fussy , she fill be feeding soon tho

[ian14]

Hoggies are pretty much the same as a corn in respect of husbandry. Avoid a large enclosure when young, as this will usually stop them from feeding. Just remember though that hoggies are a rear-fanged species, and although bites are rare, and usually as a result of a mistake by the keeper, some quite nasty bites have been documented from them.

[carpetman]

When I have had baby hoggies i normally keep them in a small tub (i.e the smallest faunarium) with just a decent layer of aspen and a water bowl! when they are that size they tend not to move much and just stay buried!