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Colchicine
at Thu Nov 16 07:22:57 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Colchicine ]
>> my parents are divorced so he only gets fed weekly
Haha, I don't quite get the association between the two, but I'll take it. Feeding weekly is fine. The problem with hogs / captive herps is that they get fed TOO much. You could cut your feeding rate in half and not only will you still have a healthy snake, but it'll still grow just fine, too.
>>my other question is are there any snakes aside from other hogs which do well sharing a cage with a hog? he's in a 15 gallon enclosure and there is a lot of room. stuff.
NEGATIVE. What's wrong with him having a 15 gallon all to himself? It seems like you are somewhat new to herp husbandry. If you keep a few simple rules in mind when you want to expand your collection, you'll have healthy and happy animals. An enclosure for each animal. Sure their are plenty of exclusions, but for the most part, it's simpler to keep herps separated. And don't overfeed.
Below is a link to a recent post I made about cannibalism, just something to think about. I have other information on why you shouldn't keep hogs together or with others, but I don't have that link right now. Good Luck!
Click here for the link
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VaHS
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"The irrational fear of snakes is the only excuse a grown man has... to act like a complete sissy" - Colchicine
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- questions - greendevil, Wed Nov 15 21:30:26 2006
- RE: questions - rptlqueen, Thu Nov 16 05:44:09 2006
 RE: questions - Colchicine, Thu Nov 16 07:22:57 2006- RE: questions - Lindsay, Fri Nov 17 07:27:32 2006
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