Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Lulu Bennett]

Rhea, he is stunning lol.
Her is a few pics of my new addition...




He ate 2 pinkies yesterday. He is a greedy little bugger lol. i love him and can't wait for him to grow hehehe

[Garter_Gertie]

Lulu, I'm SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! I think I love my Hoggies more than my garters.

Is he a green phase, or a normal? He looks greenish...

What have you named him? How old is he?

CONGRATULATIONS! I think you're going to have so much fun!

He's very beautiful!

[Lulu Bennett]

He is a brown colour.
looks sooo cool.
He is called Borris

[Lulu Bennett]

I made post 5000

[Garter_Gertie]

Boris is fabulous, so fat! He is ssssoooo pretty.

Don't you love the soft, velvety feel of a Hoggy? They feel a lot like catapillars.


Hehehehehe! I'm just tickled for you. I know you're going love and have so much fun with Boris!

[Lulu Bennett]

He is very smooth, i love it.
He is a bit tubby but he looks good with it lol. I a so very happy with him. i can't help but wait for the first bite off him though

[Garter_Gertie]

No, no! Don't get me wrong! His weight's pefect. They're tubby snakes compared to garters. He looks perfect - no way over weight.

Hoggies don't usually bite. I don't know what's been recommended to you but I was told to feed my in the deli cup he came in. And the thing to do is put the snake in first, THEN the pinkie. Other way around and your Hoggy could think your hand's food.

That's about the only time a Hoggy will bite. Biting's not really in their mode of defense. They strike with a closed mouth. CB's don't do this, sadly, but in the wild Hoggies will - if the striking doesn't scare off whatever - will roll over and play dead.

In general, and each snake is an individual, Hoggies rank as good as garter for docile behavior. They will hiss and whine and complain, that's for sure!

[Lulu Bennett]

oh i know they are docile and that they will firstly dry strike and play dead but i think 3 out of the 6 snakes i have had have bitten me as a result of a feeding accident.
I have got a big pair of tongues to dangle the pinkie with so that should be good enough to stop him from biting me lol.

[Garter_Gertie]

I've not yet worried about it. I figure if it's going to happen, it will. I will tell you I wash my hands a BILLION times more than before I had a Hoggy! LOL!!! Just in case Niizh should think dog/cat/garter/my food smells good!

[drache]

congrats, Lu (Ms 5000)
glad you got a hognose - I love mine
yes - they tend to be a bit chunky compared to garters, and their faces are so cute