@@lankadivore6379 Snakes gotta eat tho. I'm not a fan of live feeding either but I understand that sometimes it needs to happen. Must be the same kind of people who screech when tomcats fight, you know, tomcats, animals that evolved to beat the crap out of each other xD
I love how the toad was moving side to side while getting the pinky massage. Haha it was too cute. He was like "oohhhh, yes, right there....ohhhh yeah that side too!"
My ball python is even kinda picky on colour of his rat, hes almost always had white rats, but my local pet store only had brown and black, and he will eat it eventually hes just gets kinda confused 😅🤦🏻♀️
Well once they get going they can actually be quite hoggy. Lol 😂 I swear my guy Niklaus would eat daily if I fed him that much! I gave him two small pinkies last time I fed him and he was still looking around for more. So, when they do eat their name becomes quite appropriate. Lol 😂
This video has come at a perfect time - my hognose has decided not to eat recently even though hes been fine all his life! I think its his environment - we realised our thermostat broke not too long ago and had it replaced but since then hes not eaten even though the temp is back to normal. I dont handle too much - hes got a humidity box and a hide. hmmm!
Aimiee Thermostats can sometimes vary slightly. It’s possible that even though the new one says the temp is the same as it was before, it may be slightly off. You could try adjusting it a bit and then giving your noodle a few days to adjust.
It's the time of year probably, you can cool him down and not feed if you want or just wait it out. In around 6 weeks he will probably shed, offer a day or two after the shed actually comes off and he will be a hungry hungry hippo. Nothing makes them get back on track like a shed. Plus with the time of year, even if it is hot inside his enclosure he might feel the barometric pressure drop and know it's colder outside. There is an article on reptilinks about how all hogs go off food this time of year and all new owners freak out that goes into more detail.
might be the season, might also be worth a temp gun check to be very certain that the new thermostat is accurate if he's not lost much weight it probs isn't a major worry as of yet
lol I've got a male that just came of age and he is driving the girls wild, so much twerking, even from the girls that are too young. I told them no babies havin babies in this house.
Emily I would love to see you do a video about how you travel with your animals. I’ve always been curious about how you manage to take so many animals to programs while still keeping the health of the animals in mind!
I've seen a couple vids of hers talk about her program animals. She says she rotates and has back up animals to not over stress them and gives breaks as needed
That's a beautiful fat baby you're holding. :) Getting our first hognose has been an experience this year. He's a nearly three-year-old male we got from a breeding facility that no longer wanted to breed his line.The dummy ended up eating and spitting up his bedding chips (do NOT use Sani-Chips for these guys, they are too small and our derpagus ingested a lot), but thankfully he passed them and wasn't impacted. We put him on much bigger aspen chips to fix that(fibers are good too). 5:35 - Heat is VERY important. We keep our hoggy's tank very warm (around 85-87 degrees, never more than 90 on the substrate surface). Once we got the heat up, 2 months after the substrate incident, he ate. His tank is also in one of the least-used rooms in our house, so it's quiet and comfy. Some hoggies are very fussy. Ours won't eat if you take him out of the tank. He has to be up and moving around of his own volition, and we need to boop his nose with the pinkie before he takes it (like 8:44). Pay careful attention to your hoggy's behavior, limit touch around feeding time, and keep them warm. (Also, talk to your hoggy when they're around to get them used to the friendly noise, and try not to hover over them. The shadow you cast makes them think you're a hawk and it frightens them.) Reptilinks has toad sausages and toad-scenting liquid sprays, if you're looking for those. Those links didn't work for me but others have had a lot of success.
Emily if you read my comments plz plz make that video for me I watch almost all your videos and I really really want a albino corn snake for Christmas so plz make the “how to do convince your parents to get you a snake”
@@shestewa6581 i have been trying the past week with 3 days in between. He is on a every 10 day schedule so hes gone....about 16-17 days since his last feed.
I laugh whenever cats are called predators. 🤦♀️ mine can’t even catch a fly and would let a rat lay on him. Yes I know cats are still very much predators. Mine is just defective 🤣
Same! I was shocked to see our 15 year old cat attack a moth the other night. The first attack (not counting cat fights from neighborhood strays provoking him) he's ever done lmao
Mine too. My snake literally crawled into my 16 year old cat's bed and just sat there and she was like, "Oh! Hello! Wanna cuddle with me?" It was super cute. (I was watching them the whole time dont worry)
Finn Chapman maybe space for a terrarium (it should be an agreed upon subject that if you don’t have space for a knew terrarium you should not get a knew animal), or money related things (even a gecko or a snake are animals that eventually will demand medical care at some point, they have to be fed, entertained, cleaned and many more)
I never thot Hognose were cute, BEFORE. BUT , I want one so bad when I seen the one from @Exoticslair , 'Pissy' is its Name. HILARIOUS snek! He cant touch it. It thinks its a COBRA, it hoods up! RIDICULOUS!
I really appreciate this info. Waiting to get a hognose but been collecting all information possible so I don't miss any factors and panic. Thank you for making!
On week 3 of trying to make my baby hog eat. It's so frustrating when the snoot skips all the meals, but he seems healthy and is not losing any weight so hopefully we will be back on track soon!
My hognose isn't eating at the moment. He did the same last year, wouldn't eat for a couple of months! Stressed me out so much. Now I just weigh him regularly to make sure hes not losing weight
Thanks so much for this. Our big exotics expo is in February and I was hoping to pick up my first hoggie, so I'm doing my research. These are some awesome tips! I'll keep this vid in my favorites. Happy Holidays!
Emily: i used to be scared of snakes and would have nightmares of them biting me , but since i started vatching your channel i started loving snakes and now i kinda want one lol
Thank you sooo much for this. 3 out of my 4 hoggies haven't eaten for a couple months and it's probably because of seasonal changes, but it's so good to know what feeding techniques you recommend just in case!
I live in New England. 1 albino male western hognose, 2 years old in a 20 Long reptile enclosure. When the colder weather starts to hit, we increase his "cold" side to 82° and the hot spot to 92°. The unheated spaces stay room temp, about 70°. He absolutely refuses to eat in a separate enclosure anymore (suddenly went off feed three months ago and we just got him eating regularly again). We tried everything but the winning combo was turning up the cold side even more, to about 83°, and wiggling slightly (but not too much!) in his upside down hot spot hide.
Emmily important question: when you say that hognoses can be fed with eggs, chiken hearts, or fishes, you mean they can be fed with them all the time, or from time to time, and still be offered rodens?
*me watching this video* "I'm 14 minutes in and now just realised I don't have a Hognose. Along with knowing all my other snakes eat just fine." Hey though it could help me if my other snakes decide "nah im not gonna eat this."
First Hognose I ever had was one of the best snakes I ever kept. Ate whenever I offered food and never was picky. He was a favorite in my Education Programs, because he would still play dead almost on command, and then pop back up and resume normal activity. A few years later, I got another one that was so pretty, and he never adjusted to people. They sure can be extremes! Neat video. Thanks
Of course this is uploaded after my baby hognose started eating! Lol. I’m new to the hobby and have had my little boy since September. He was a great eater when he was still with his breeder but when I received him he had no interest in food. I guess he’s finally at home with me because he ate his first f/t pinkie last week. ☺️🐍💕
Funny. I just got a baby to start eating after 3 MONTHS! Scary! Lol he ate twice for me at first, then 3 months later. I ended up uping his hot spot to 94. He’s much happier now. I tried EVERYTHING! From scenting with tuna( worked once) catching roads and using them for scenting (never worked) adjusting temps and almost changing enclosure( he’s in a small tub with aspen) but he’s ok now(ate 4 times since without scenting). Glad you guys made this video though! Very informative especially because when I was having trouble I couldn’t find much info online.
* Me opening the ribbed locks on the tubs that I keep my hognoses in * From inside: * Long drawn out hissing * They definitely get stressed out from vibrations and sounds.
Great tip for cheap hides- use damp sand to make a mold then fill it with concrete or cement, smooth down the edges and you're done. It's cheap and easy to customize. I spent 5 dollars on a huge bag of concrete and 10 on a big bag of sand, had enough for six or so attempts at making the caves, resulted in having three successful caves, because I was experimenting a lot.
Had trouble with mine and i had to give it to a friend for while as i was out of the country gave them instructions i think they misunderstood but it worked out. Get one of those tuperware boxes thaw the mouse with warm water in the container once thawed and drain the container then put snake in. he always eats now its great. Makes sure to leave them be with the lid on and a towel over! I think he likes it because hes in a warm environment and the mouse is a bit wet.
omg I'm soooooo thankful you made this vid my hognose just stopped eating out of nowhere when she was eating two mice, I was starting to freak out she been off for almost a month I tried 2 times since she stopped but anyways great vid thank you :.)
Emily, I know you probably wont see this but would you please do a video (probably multiple parts needed) where you show all of your snakes and who they are breeding with I think it would help your viewers know who the parents are when eggs are hatching etc and so people will know which snakes you are talking about (if they have names). Edit: pls Like this so she will see it ❤❤❤
Emily, I'm curious, if it is so difficult to get them off of live once you've started there, why do you go to live pinkies before you try scenting f/t pinkies? It just seems easier to deal with scenting than live. Also, have you or anyone else you know tried the frog reptilinks for picky hognose babies? I cant imagine how expensive it would be for a whole collection, but when you've tried everything else, maybe it's better than the alternative???? I just learned about them a week ago, they seem pretty cool. I don't work for them or anything, but when I heard they had a frog version my very first thought was picky hognose behbehs!
It's like she knew my male hognose just stopped eating this month. :'D I live in Finland so maybe it's the cold weather but I'm trying these new tips she gave me. :)
I've had success with Tuna juice scenting when I first got my Hognose On his more picky days, I've covered his tank with a towel for thirty or so minutes while he's eaten. And yes, he religiously skips meals, gets pickier, and grumpier around his shed. (Although I'd be grumpy too if I was itchy and couldn't see as well)...
This video is quite perfect lol, I recently got a sand boa and she will not eat at all and hoggies are pretty similar so I’ll definitely use al these tips! 💕🤩
So glad you uploaded this. I'm gonna try scenting the pinky with the chicken heart. My little Pancake has been stubborn, even though everything is correct. At this point i believe he is just being a typical male hognose.
I'm glad that the little hognose decided to eat! Picky little thing! The first time I saw you scent the mice with the toads I couldn't stop laughing. I don't know why, but it didn't click with me that to scent them you just rubbed them on the toad!
I just got a baby male 3 weeks ago this Tuesday. He has refused to eat, or straight up to failed to eat. I realized my tank was too cool and he's probably bromating. So I will keep an eye on him. Adorable, silly little thing, I just want him to thrive. He saw his reflection and scooted back into his lair immediately the other day.
I love hognoses! I do own a few snakes, and even though I really do want a hognose I'm extremely allergic to bee stings, and hognose venom has almost the same structure as the venom from bees. I wouldn't want to use my epi-pen just because my snake decided to chew on me haha!
Sydney refused to eat for more than a month. He weighed 10g, but went down to 9g. We went to our vet who force fed him. It was ugly because he really didn’t want to eat. I used all the tips and tricks you mentioned (except chicken hearts, didn’t know that one!), and no eating until the vet. The vet suggested using live pinkies after everyone else in the room went to bed and the lights were out. It worked! I used 2 live, then changed to frozen/thawed. He ate it right down, and we never looked back! That was in early September. He so good on eating, he just ate in blue! Thanks for this video on behalf of all of us anxious snake mom’s out here!
Please understand that I am a person asking who has never owned a snake in my life. However, I know you keep snakes in enclosures. Yet, is it alright to put them in a safe enclosure outside for them to bask in the sun?
You can't control the temperature of the sun's warmth, so it's best to limit outside time for most snakes 😊 You can use UVB/UVA bulbs to simulate sunlight and provide basking warmth through heat lamps, though
There are outdoor enclosures that you can get. Instead of glass those are made (wholly or partially) out of a fine metal mesh, so they are very airy and allow for your animals to get natural sunlight.
Thank you for your help. I seem to be the only person in my subdivision to help turtles (special place in my heart) tortilla, foxes, opossum, raccoons, deer, skunks and bunniez! (I have spent thousands of dollars to keep them hellry,
Omg those hognoses are so cute!!!!! Thank you so much for making this video even though it's the holidays (for some) and I love your videos!!! I hope those picky sneks can eat without any help soon!
Since they're safe for them to eat & super cheap, how does the nutritional content of chicken hearts compare to mice/toads? Just wondering if it'd be a decent staple or best left as a last resort 😊
I know this is an old comment, but figured I’d reply for posterity. Because chicken hearts are a single organ, they wouldn’t make a good long term feeder as they’re lacking the nutrients in a whole prey item (think water, fat, etc).
I swear she knew I had just got a baby hognose and it won’t eat x
Me too, actually
Samee!
She did.
She's watching you
Run!
Same! My girl has been a really good eater for the passed 4 months, but yesterday and now today, she just is all "nah I don't want".
Same
Do I have a hognose snake? No
Do I have a picky snake? Also no
Am I going to watch this video anyway? Of course
Haha same.
Course* and lol 😂
Same I used to obsess Over snakes
same I watch it even though I don't have a snake
Me to
He protecc,
He atacc,
But most of all,
He picky about his snacc.
HaPpY Holidays!!!
J
love this! lol
XDDD
650th like!
Me: *doesnt even own a snake and has no interest in getting one*
Me when you upload: 👁👁
lovealot same here
lovealot your so annoying copying memes.
Your god okay anime icon
lovealot shut up unoriginal kid
@your god why are you here go watch your anime. If your going to argue instead of Learning about reptiles then your a bad owner
Why did 9 people dislike this?
DO YOU HATE EDUCATION!?
Probably the mouse squad coming to hate an people who feed mice to snakes
@@lankadivore6379 Snakes gotta eat tho. I'm not a fan of live feeding either but I understand that sometimes it needs to happen.
Must be the same kind of people who screech when tomcats fight, you know, tomcats, animals that evolved to beat the crap out of each other xD
They're probably from picky hognose snakes who don't want mice
You could literally make a video about the necessity of breathing air and someone somewhere will dislike it.
ElmoZ71 LS1 I would dislike that, that’s a little off brand imo
I love how the toad was moving side to side while getting the pinky massage. Haha it was too cute. He was like "oohhhh, yes, right there....ohhhh yeah that side too!"
My ball python is even kinda picky on colour of his rat, hes almost always had white rats, but my local pet store only had brown and black, and he will eat it eventually hes just gets kinda confused 😅🤦🏻♀️
Same mine only like white hoppers
Racist python😋
@@emelyrosas8024 Not funny.
Round and round the deli cup goes the hog nose chasing the pinky
When he bumps it with his nose , pop goes the pinky
They need to put this on a shirt.
Whitney Gore that a great idea
Please like this so that it gets noticed XD
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あ this is a weird snake eating a stick
Just the editing of the "what r u looking at?" and "pancake mode activated" had me laughing so hard 😂😂😂😂
So true 😂
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Same! Haha! "pancake mode activared was what got me lol.
They really do activate pancake mode and omg, they’re just so precious.
I find it funny that Hognose snakes are picky eaters. Since they have hog in their name.
Lol never realised that very ironic
That made me snort a bit ahah
Nose
😂😂😂
Well once they get going they can actually be quite hoggy. Lol 😂
I swear my guy Niklaus would eat daily if I fed him that much! I gave him two small pinkies last time I fed him and he was still looking around for more.
So, when they do eat their name becomes quite appropriate. Lol 😂
My friend's little hognose will only eat his mice if you hide them with tongs and make them peak out. He just likes hunting.
He's called Cluedo.
That is a good snake name
Like a cat!
That is cute
Elise Graf
You don't go to Bates middle school, right?
Because I have a friend named Eloise Graf who goes to my school.
So what I'm taking away from this video is that hognose snakes have anxiety.
Like me
That are also grumpy as frick picky eaters and like warm
tepacures sounds like me
Mine does totally
Right, the whole vid I just thought you basically have to treat a hognose like an anxious person should get treated
@@awesomesause4836 lol same here
This video has come at a perfect time - my hognose has
decided not to eat recently even though hes been fine all his life!
I think its his environment - we realised our thermostat broke not too long ago and had it replaced but since then hes not eaten even though the temp is back to normal. I dont handle too much - hes got a humidity box and a hide. hmmm!
Aimiee Thermostats can sometimes vary slightly. It’s possible that even though the new one says the temp is the same as it was before, it may be slightly off. You could try adjusting it a bit and then giving your noodle a few days to adjust.
It's the time of year probably, you can cool him down and not feed if you want or just wait it out. In around 6 weeks he will probably shed, offer a day or two after the shed actually comes off and he will be a hungry hungry hippo. Nothing makes them get back on track like a shed. Plus with the time of year, even if it is hot inside his enclosure he might feel the barometric pressure drop and know it's colder outside. There is an article on reptilinks about how all hogs go off food this time of year and all new owners freak out that goes into more detail.
Aimiee it’s also very common for them to stop eating this time of year, I wouldn’t worry too much.
might be the season, might also be worth a temp gun check to be very certain that the new thermostat is accurate
if he's not lost much weight it probs isn't a major worry as of yet
志人已！
me: doesn’t have a snake, never had a snake, probably won’t ever get a snake
snake discovery: *uploads*
also me: 👁👄👁
My 3 year old hoggie isn't eating because it's winter and cause she's in the mood 🤣
lol I've got a male that just came of age and he is driving the girls wild, so much twerking, even from the girls that are too young. I told them no babies havin babies in this house.
LOL
*casually says "he just likes to eat chicken hearts"
hahaha XD
I dont getit😞😞😞
Emily I would love to see you do a video about how you travel with your animals. I’ve always been curious about how you manage to take so many animals to programs while still keeping the health of the animals in mind!
She does have one
I've seen a couple vids of hers talk about her program animals. She says she rotates and has back up animals to not over stress them and gives breaks as needed
I REALLY want a video with just Emily's funny quotes on videos of the snakes. They never fail to make me smile
I've seen other keepers "brain" the rodents. It's gross but I've heard it's succesful for the particularly morbid snakes.
What does "brain the rodents" mean?
@@hightymes7704 eww
but i guess sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do :C
Thanks for the explanatiom
It's where you cut/puncture a hole into the head of the mouse to get them good brain juice smells to entice the snake to eat.
Fascinating! Snakes are silly creatures. I bet chicken hearts also smell better bc of the bloody smell.
That's a beautiful fat baby you're holding. :)
Getting our first hognose has been an experience this year. He's a nearly three-year-old male we got from a breeding facility that no longer wanted to breed his line.The dummy ended up eating and spitting up his bedding chips (do NOT use Sani-Chips for these guys, they are too small and our derpagus ingested a lot), but thankfully he passed them and wasn't impacted. We put him on much bigger aspen chips to fix that(fibers are good too).
5:35 - Heat is VERY important. We keep our hoggy's tank very warm (around 85-87 degrees, never more than 90 on the substrate surface). Once we got the heat up, 2 months after the substrate incident, he ate. His tank is also in one of the least-used rooms in our house, so it's quiet and comfy.
Some hoggies are very fussy. Ours won't eat if you take him out of the tank. He has to be up and moving around of his own volition, and we need to boop his nose with the pinkie before he takes it (like 8:44). Pay careful attention to your hoggy's behavior, limit touch around feeding time, and keep them warm. (Also, talk to your hoggy when they're around to get them used to the friendly noise, and try not to hover over them. The shadow you cast makes them think you're a hawk and it frightens them.)
Reptilinks has toad sausages and toad-scenting liquid sprays, if you're looking for those. Those links didn't work for me but others have had a lot of success.
Emily if you read my comments plz plz make that video for me I watch almost all your videos and I really really want a albino corn snake for Christmas so plz make the
“how to do convince your parents to get you a snake”
"Sometimes they don't eat different colours."
Sooo.... They can be racist 😂
Literally dealing with day 6 of non eating from my Hoggie and weve been through 2 wasted feeders! Thank you!!
Isn't that quite soon to be retrying? Has she not said before that if your snake doesn't eat to just leave it a week or so before trying again?
Hippie Chef don't rush it. Even baby's can go months without food and be fine.
Same. 2 weeks.
My hoggie didn’t eat for 3 weeks in october and is on a steady feeding schedule again! He’ll be fine
@@shestewa6581 i have been trying the past week with 3 days in between. He is on a every 10 day schedule so hes gone....about 16-17 days since his last feed.
That toad really seems to love his scenting job! He looked like he was really enjoying his mouse massage lol, 🐸
I laugh whenever cats are called predators. 🤦♀️ mine can’t even catch a fly and would let a rat lay on him. Yes I know cats are still very much predators. Mine is just defective 🤣
Lol
Same! I was shocked to see our 15 year old cat attack a moth the other night. The first attack (not counting cat fights from neighborhood strays provoking him) he's ever done lmao
My cat constantly eyeball my snakes enclosure smh
Elizabeth Moody my cats have brought home good sized birds and snakes haha
Mine too. My snake literally crawled into my 16 year old cat's bed and just sat there and she was like, "Oh! Hello! Wanna cuddle with me?" It was super cute. (I was watching them the whole time dont worry)
I really want a hog nose snake but I can’t get one because I already have a Leopard gecko
Why?
Ezraw Thompson so do. I
My mom won’t let me get another
Finn Chapman maybe space for a terrarium (it should be an agreed upon subject that if you don’t have space for a knew terrarium you should not get a knew animal), or money related things (even a gecko or a snake are animals that eventually will demand medical care at some point, they have to be fed, entertained, cleaned and many more)
Same but I have a ball bython and a corn snake
I love my leopard gecko
Noooo that poor little mouse!!! 😭😭😭 I hate live feeding.
Is there any reason why a hognose couldn't eat worms of some sort? It seems like another readily available protein to burrowing, north american sneks.
I'm so excited for the new video :) loving those snakes! Gotta say, hognose and bull snakes are my faves :)
I'm lucky, my hognose MJ will even eat while she's in shed. She just loves food!
I never thot Hognose were cute, BEFORE.
BUT , I want one so bad when I seen the one from @Exoticslair , 'Pissy' is its Name. HILARIOUS snek! He cant touch it. It thinks its a COBRA, it hoods up! RIDICULOUS!
I really appreciate this info. Waiting to get a hognose but been collecting all information possible so I don't miss any factors and panic. Thank you for making!
Plz plz do “how to do convince your parents to get you a snake”
Like so she can see
o my gosh porter reed i see all your comments their all so good
i think it is kind of funny how we have the same last name
Clint's reptiles has a video dedicated to that if you want to check it out. It's one of his earlier videos
On week 3 of trying to make my baby hog eat. It's so frustrating when the snoot skips all the meals, but he seems healthy and is not losing any weight so hopefully we will be back on track soon!
Did it eat for you finally? They can be quite frustrating at times, but they seem to come around.
First and do a video on how to setup and care for an albino Burmese python cage
Hi I love you so much I’m happy I’m your first like and comment
I love hognoses! Their little noses and attitudes always get me! 🥺😍
My hognose isn't eating at the moment. He did the same last year, wouldn't eat for a couple of months! Stressed me out so much. Now I just weigh him regularly to make sure hes not losing weight
Thanks so much for this. Our big exotics expo is in February and I was hoping to pick up my first hoggie, so I'm doing my research. These are some awesome tips! I'll keep this vid in my favorites. Happy Holidays!
Emily: i used to be scared of snakes and would have nightmares of them biting me , but since i started vatching your channel i started loving snakes and now i kinda want one lol
Literally stopped what i was doing to watch. LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!
"if you have a picky eater at home" me to me: hmmmm I'm the picky eater
Hmmmm, ever tried chicken hearts? ;) :P
@@christineroth1263 as a matter of fact, my grandmother has tried to fed me that 😂
LOL.
Although according to a fellow commenter they are supposedly great in a barbecue. 🤔
@@christineroth1263 I don't even eat meat of any kind, hate the taste. I'm the pickiest picky eater in town 😂
Same
Thank you sooo much for this. 3 out of my 4 hoggies haven't eaten for a couple months and it's probably because of seasonal changes, but it's so good to know what feeding techniques you recommend just in case!
I was watching this video perfectly fine but seeing a live baby mouse had me feeling a type of way 😭😭😭
You always make the most awesome and educational videos, thank you!
I live in New England. 1 albino male western hognose, 2 years old in a 20 Long reptile enclosure. When the colder weather starts to hit, we increase his "cold" side to 82° and the hot spot to 92°. The unheated spaces stay room temp, about 70°.
He absolutely refuses to eat in a separate enclosure anymore (suddenly went off feed three months ago and we just got him eating regularly again). We tried everything but the winning combo was turning up the cold side even more, to about 83°, and wiggling slightly (but not too much!) in his upside down hot spot hide.
Would it be beneficial for my male almost 3 years old hognose to eat food that has vitamin powder sprinkled onto it?
Thank you for translating the °F to °C! Very much appreciated
Baby hog nose: "I'm a snek.....and I eat hearts..." >:)
Me have no snake yet still watching this😂btw I love ur vids
Emmily important question: when you say that hognoses can be fed with eggs, chiken hearts, or fishes, you mean they can be fed with them all the time, or from time to time, and still be offered rodens?
Time to time. None of these are good staple foods for hognoses.
*me watching this video* "I'm 14 minutes in and now just realised I don't have a Hognose. Along with knowing all my other snakes eat just fine." Hey though it could help me if my other snakes decide "nah im not gonna eat this."
First Hognose I ever had was one of the best snakes I ever kept. Ate whenever I offered food and never was picky. He was a favorite in my Education Programs, because he would still play dead almost on command, and then pop back up and resume normal activity. A few years later, I got another one that was so pretty, and he never adjusted to people. They sure can be extremes! Neat video. Thanks
Of course this is uploaded after my baby hognose started eating! Lol. I’m new to the hobby and have had my little boy since September. He was a great eater when he was still with his breeder but when I received him he had no interest in food. I guess he’s finally at home with me because he ate his first f/t pinkie last week. ☺️🐍💕
This channel is the best. You guys keep it up. Also do you think you’ll be in the Raleigh reptile show tomorrow
Funny. I just got a baby to start eating after 3 MONTHS! Scary! Lol he ate twice for me at first, then 3 months later. I ended up uping his hot spot to 94. He’s much happier now. I tried EVERYTHING! From scenting with tuna( worked once) catching roads and using them for scenting (never worked) adjusting temps and almost changing enclosure( he’s in a small tub with aspen) but he’s ok now(ate 4 times since without scenting). Glad you guys made this video though! Very informative especially because when I was having trouble I couldn’t find much info online.
A friend has found her hognoses love quail. The snakes wouldn't eat at all. Tried quail as a last resort....they gobbled them up.
I so wish I was able to get a snake they are so adorable but my parents are terrified of snakes so oh well
I don't have a hognose, but I had to watch this video just bc I love Snake Discovery. (I have a ball python btw)
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Ahhhh winter. Maybe I'll show my hog this video and he will feel remorse and start eating again.
* Me opening the ribbed locks on the tubs that I keep my hognoses in *
From inside: * Long drawn out hissing *
They definitely get stressed out from vibrations and sounds.
Thank you! My little hog nose hasn’t been eating lately refusing it’s rats!
Great tip for cheap hides- use damp sand to make a mold then fill it with concrete or cement, smooth down the edges and you're done. It's cheap and easy to customize. I spent 5 dollars on a huge bag of concrete and 10 on a big bag of sand, had enough for six or so attempts at making the caves, resulted in having three successful caves, because I was experimenting a lot.
I just watched exotics lair video of pissy and now you posted 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Same
Has anyone ever been to the Toronto reptile expo? I’m probably going to it next Sunday and I’d like to know if it’s good
Was it good?
Just some Karen with internet access yes! I’ve been to two more since then and they are great!
This might be handy since i’ll be buying one this sunday
Yay! Hope it goes well.
Congrats! After I get better with my ball python, I want to get a hognose
Inosuke Hashibira you are soooo lucky! I really want a snake congratulations
Update?
Had trouble with mine and i had to give it to a friend for while as i was out of the country gave them instructions i think they misunderstood but it worked out.
Get one of those tuperware boxes thaw the mouse with warm water in the container once thawed and drain the container then put snake in. he always eats now its great. Makes sure to leave them be with the lid on and a towel over!
I think he likes it because hes in a warm environment and the mouse is a bit wet.
I don't know why but I just love reptiles. Snakes are my favorite. I love this channel 😁♥️
omg I'm soooooo thankful you made this vid my hognose just stopped eating out of nowhere when she was eating two mice, I was starting to freak out she been off for almost a month I tried 2 times since she stopped but anyways great vid thank you :.)
Hi Snake Discovery!!! Great video! I want to get a hognose snake in the future so I’ll keep this in mind! Thx so much! 😁😁😁
Who else says rip to the mice because I do my heart of owning rats and saving a mouse
Emily, I know you probably wont see this but would you please do a video (probably multiple parts needed) where you show all of your snakes and who they are breeding with I think it would help your viewers know who the parents are when eggs are hatching etc and so people will know which snakes you are talking about (if they have names). Edit: pls Like this so she will see it ❤❤❤
Emily, I'm curious, if it is so difficult to get them off of live once you've started there, why do you go to live pinkies before you try scenting f/t pinkies? It just seems easier to deal with scenting than live.
Also, have you or anyone else you know tried the frog reptilinks for picky hognose babies? I cant imagine how expensive it would be for a whole collection, but when you've tried everything else, maybe it's better than the alternative???? I just learned about them a week ago, they seem pretty cool. I don't work for them or anything, but when I heard they had a frog version my very first thought was picky hognose behbehs!
It's like she knew my male hognose just stopped eating this month. :'D I live in Finland so maybe it's the cold weather but I'm trying these new tips she gave me. :)
I've had success with Tuna juice scenting when I first got my Hognose On his more picky days, I've covered his tank with a towel for thirty or so minutes while he's eaten. And yes, he religiously skips meals, gets pickier, and grumpier around his shed. (Although I'd be grumpy too if I was itchy and couldn't see as well)...
This video is quite perfect lol, I recently got a sand boa and she will not eat at all and hoggies are pretty similar so I’ll definitely use al these tips! 💕🤩
So glad you uploaded this. I'm gonna try scenting the pinky with the chicken heart. My little Pancake has been stubborn, even though everything is correct. At this point i believe he is just being a typical male hognose.
I bought my little guy from the breeder at 8 grams. He’s 26 grams now and hasn’t refused a meal. Got lucky with him!
I'm glad that the little hognose decided to eat! Picky little thing!
The first time I saw you scent the mice with the toads I couldn't stop laughing. I don't know why, but it didn't click with me that to scent them you just rubbed them on the toad!
I love your vidios soo much, I watch them all the time. You have lots of good information about reptiles!!😊
I wish i can have a hognose snake but all i have a ball python.
MinecraftPro FnafPro same
whos been a fan of snake discovery before 2019
*shyly raises hand*
I only found them this year sadly 😔
i think hognoses are called "hognose" because they hog all your attention because life is getting in their way
Your the best and I learn a lot from you
Dang, never been this early before!!!
Bruh, same!
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Woah a Creature pickier than me? Good luck getting that to eat 😖
I just got a baby male 3 weeks ago this Tuesday. He has refused to eat, or straight up to failed to eat. I realized my tank was too cool and he's probably bromating. So I will keep an eye on him. Adorable, silly little thing, I just want him to thrive. He saw his reflection and scooted back into his lair immediately the other day.
"Abort, Abort!" that's my favourite line. I use it all the time.
My hoggie does nothing but not eat. Ive read about so many people with problems im so glad
I love hognoses! I do own a few snakes, and even though I really do want a hognose I'm extremely allergic to bee stings, and hognose venom has almost the same structure as the venom from bees. I wouldn't want to use my epi-pen just because my snake decided to chew on me haha!
Sydney refused to eat for more than a month. He weighed 10g, but went down to 9g. We went to our vet who force fed him. It was ugly because he really didn’t want to eat. I used all the tips and tricks you mentioned (except chicken hearts, didn’t know that one!), and no eating until the vet.
The vet suggested using live pinkies after everyone else in the room went to bed and the lights were out. It worked! I used 2 live, then changed to frozen/thawed. He ate it right down, and we never looked back! That was in early September. He so good on eating, he just ate in blue! Thanks for this video on behalf of all of us anxious snake mom’s out here!
Yeah I ate a small chicken hearts and livers too, just for those sweet vitamin B complex 😅
i got a new little boy this weekend and he ate the day i got him im so proud of him
Please understand that I am a person asking who has never owned a snake in my life. However, I know you keep snakes in enclosures. Yet, is it alright to put them in a safe enclosure outside for them to bask in the sun?
You can't control the temperature of the sun's warmth, so it's best to limit outside time for most snakes 😊 You can use UVB/UVA bulbs to simulate sunlight and provide basking warmth through heat lamps, though
Thank you for your advice. I don't have snakes at the moment. I am just trying to gain information, so I can raise them responsibly.
There are outdoor enclosures that you can get. Instead of glass those are made (wholly or partially) out of a fine metal mesh, so they are very airy and allow for your animals to get natural sunlight.
Thank you for your help. I seem to be the only person in my subdivision to help turtles (special place in my heart) tortilla, foxes, opossum, raccoons, deer, skunks and bunniez! (I have spent thousands of dollars to keep them hellry,
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Omg those hognoses are so cute!!!!! Thank you so much for making this video even though it's the holidays (for some) and I love your videos!!! I hope those picky sneks can eat without any help soon!
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Oh no everybody, it’s a cober!!!
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Since they're safe for them to eat & super cheap, how does the nutritional content of chicken hearts compare to mice/toads? Just wondering if it'd be a decent staple or best left as a last resort 😊
I know this is an old comment, but figured I’d reply for posterity. Because chicken hearts are a single organ, they wouldn’t make a good long term feeder as they’re lacking the nutrients in a whole prey item (think water, fat, etc).