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[KHippo]

Haha echodomino yess he has! We ran out of his usual food & had to downsize for a week, he was like nah, I'd rather die than eat that it's not worth the effort - just rolled over! I was like wtf?! They have so much personality, definitely a big snake trapped in a small snake's body, never seen a shoelace with as much attitude as our hoggy!

 

[KHippo]

I have a black blood python

Reptiles are amazing, but snakes in particular occupy a special place in my heart. Once I move out of the parents house I'll be able to expand, but for the moment it's just the one.

Erminex that blood is lush! Would love one but every one I have ever met has been 3kg of pure attitude, I've seen the bruising they cause & it ain't pretty lol! Maybe one day I'll man up & get one

 

[Floxie]

Hoggies sound like a lot of fun Although my mexican black king has more than enough attitude, I'm not sure I need another nutter! He frequently bites himself - I remember once standing with his head submerged in a mug of water trying to get him to let go - he'd probably have cheerfully drowned if I hadn't thought to wave a mouse at him instead

I adore the playing-dead hoggie thing - "Of course I'm dead, my tongue is sticking out, duh!". I think there's a lovely David Attenborough clip on youtube where he discusses and demonstrates it.

I will probably only get one more snake, and then when I have the room - I got a discount on three vivariums, so I still have one that I haven't built. But they sent 4ft instead of 3ft so they're a bit enormous! Probably overkill for a hognose too

Other 'wishlist' snakes are the Vietnamese Blue Beauties (absolutely STUNNING but behaviourally very similar to those I already own) or a calm, chunky Royal Python. I'd like that because it would be nice to have something different to my guys - but if I ever came across a blue beauty I'd probably just buy it outright

 

[erminex]

KHippo- Bloods are absolute dolls if you handle them from babies, or buy an adult that's known to be docile. I've had mine for a couple years now and I'm yet to see any semblance of aggression. If she's had enough of handling she'll start trying to burrow in to things but has never hissed or anything like that. All manners go out the window at feeding time though- a couple of near pants staining experiences meant I invested in feeding tongs sharpish xD

 

[echodomino]

Hoggies sound like a lot of fun Although my mexican black king has more than enough attitude, I'm not sure I need another nutter! He frequently bites himself - I remember once standing with his head submerged in a mug of water trying to get him to let go - he'd probably have cheerfully drowned if I hadn't thought to wave a mouse at him instead

I got a discount on three vivariums, so I still have one that I haven't built. But they sent 4ft instead of 3ft so they're a bit enormous! Probably overkill for a hognose too

It's all show with a Hoggie, mine did it not long after I last posted, I handle them all when I clean them out (they do come out at other times lol not how that sounds!) and he hissed and "cobra'd" then just sat in my hand.

You could do one of two things with the 4ft viv:

1) Put a Hoggie in it but make sure it has a lot of hiding places so fill it with hides/branches/plants

Or the best option:

2) Split the viv in two and have 2 Hoggies!!!!

Know from reading the forum a lot of people split their vivs

 

[flump]

yellow tree boa

Tai Beauty snake

Albino burm

GTP

Royal

Platinum Golden Child retic

Water Cobra

Burm on my bed!

Angry Tree Boa

Now we just have two corns and a burm!

 

[Springy]

ahh some lovely kes o tis thread

Make Sid look a bit dull bless him, except the heart on his head and his super huge size lol

Anymore?

 

[KHippo]

KHippo- Bloods are absolute dolls if you handle them from babies, or buy an adult that's known to be docile. I've had mine for a couple years now and I'm yet to see any semblance of aggression. If she's had enough of handling she'll start trying to burrow in to things but has never hissed or anything like that. All manners go out the window at feeding time though- a couple of near pants staining experiences meant I invested in feeding tongs sharpish xD

Hmm, thing is, we seem to have a bit of a talent in ending up with aggressive pets. Currently have the worlds angriest royal. Her favorite thing is to launch out of the top of her tub towards your face. So whenever she needs water or cleaning we have to open it up & have a towel ready to catch the striking beast in before she gets you

Know what you mean about the tongs, we have a massive set of scissor-style tongs for feeding the GTP lol!

 

[joeanne]

I LOVE the woma!!!
You can keep that blood though Eminex.......they are (as already mentioned) ruddy great things to have a temper, which everyone I have ever met has!
So just so you are all made aware....you can all drop me off the following:
The hoggies
The woma
The ATB (the yellow one)
The GTP
And whoever it was that had the mexican black...I WANT that snake!

 

[Enfys]

Why haven't I found this before? Fabulous photos of so many varieties.

I adore snakes, absolutely love them, but am not allowed to have them - no room in the house anyway. I used to have snakes many, many years ago, mainly pythons, a few corns and a pair of horrible rat snakes that belonged to my ex.

What do you all feed yours on?

The only snakes I see now, and I see a LOT are bog standard garter snakes, usually on or around the muck heap, they overwinter inside in big communal balls. The ducks, unfortunately also love tasty little babies

Ours grow only to about 3', there is one that lives in the barn somewhere, he is big, and almost gave me a heart attack the first time I saw him when he slid over my foot.

This one lived under our oil tank all summer.

 

[echodomino]

What do you all feed yours on?
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Defrosted mice fluffs, small mice and weaner rats. Toying with the idea of trying to Royal on chicks as she's a bit hit and miss with whether she wants her rat or not lol

 

[SpottyTB]

OH's got two (will find some pictures at some point)

He's got Reuben the Carolina corn (sorry if I get names wrong). He's lovely

And he bought me (lol) Lola the jungle corn for our anniversary.. She's absolutely stunning to loo at but is fiesty as anything!

I'd really like a African Pygmy hedgehog but can't seem to persuade OH to put Lola somewhere else so I can use her viv!!!