Western hognose questions - FaunaClassifieds
FaunaClassifieds  
  Tired of those Google and InfoLink ads? Upgrade Your Membership!
  Inside FaunaClassifieds » Photo Gallery  
 

Go Back   FaunaClassifieds > Reptile & Amphibian - Snake Discussion Forums > Hognose Snakes Discussion Forum

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-03-2018, 11:28 PM   #1
gene22
Western hognose questions

I have an adult pair of western hognose that I keep in separate bins in a 28 qt rack with hot side at 90f. They are great before winter but went off feed. Is this normal? I would like to breed them is brumination required?
 
Old 03-02-2018, 01:11 AM   #2
Katiashinkle
Hi Gene,

It's quite normal for adult hognoses to go off feed in winter. The daylight hours shorten and the temperatures drop - I think both of these factors serve as signals telling the hognoses it's time to stop feeding and brumate.

As to brumation, I think you'll find that most hognose breeders brumate their stock as it seems to increase fertility/decrease incidence of slugs. I've seen anecdotal evidence of successful clutches sans brumation, but I personally brumate my hogs as it mimics their natural conditions - and because people that have been doing this a lot longer than I have say it yields the best results.
 

Join now to reply to this thread or open new ones for your questions & comments! FaunaClassifieds.com is the largest online community about Reptile & Amphibians, Snakes, Lizards and number one classifieds service with thousands of ads to look for. Registration is open to everyone and FREE. Click Here to Register!

 
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Ive got some hognose questions.. wormfood Hognose Snakes Discussion Forum 2 02-18-2012 06:27 PM
06 female western hognose redmale hognose nicoleballs Hognose, Garter, Water & Ribbon Snakes 2 05-29-2010 10:35 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:38 AM.







Fauna Top Sites


Powered by vBulletin® Version
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Page generated in 0.02712607 seconds with 12 queries
Content copyrighted ©2002-2022, FaunaClassifieds, LLC