Western Hognose Snake Advice

[arachnonick2]

I have a male hognose. It is quite normal for them to go off the feed for a while. Especially during the winter months. My best advice is to wait a while. Dont handle your snake, for a few weeks. Keep it a bit warmer. But most importantly make sure it is not disturbed, they can be pretty sensitive. After a few weeks, introduce a live pinky around dusk. Dont stick around for it to eat, just go back a few hours later to make sure that it has eaten it. However if your snake is losing some body mass, force feeding might be a emergency alternative. Also a neat trick is tuna water. Bath the pinky in the water from a can of tuna, Ive had some pretty good results with this.

 

[Galapoheros]

I've wanted W hogs for a while but I just never have done it. I have hatched a few snakes, not many. Some I saw hatch didn't eat for many months. If I remember right, I had some baby Kingsnakes that hatched around August. They just would not eat. I cooled them down for winter. They didn't eat until the following spring. I was really worried about them. Now they pig out. I wonder if not eating may be normal for it right now.

 

[Jackie]

I hope so. :wall: