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Old 13-05-2008, 10:12 PM
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as above please
when does a female hognose reach breeding age/weight?
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Old 14-05-2008, 09:24 PM
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As a general rule, assuming she has fed well since hatching, possibley by 2 years, certainly 3.
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As a general rule, assuming she has fed well since hatching, possibley by 2 years, certainly 3.
Yeah from what i can gather on the few care sheets out there, its literally purely length with hognoses it seems.
I dont know much about them but they are cute.
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Some breeders will go by weight too like corns with the average recommend being 250 - 300 gms, personally I won't breed a female under 300 gms.
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