Just purchased a hatchling tri color hognose at a reptile expo. I was planning on getting a western, but the tri-colors caught my eye, and when the vendor let me hold one, I had to have it. I had read some about them when researching the westerns, but i can't find a complete care sheet for the tri-color species specifically.

Currently he is housed in a 10 gallon glass viv with about 2 inches of aspen bedding as substrate. A UTH on one half is set to a constant 85 degrees F.

Is this temperature acceptable?

Also what do they eat other than amphibians and rodents? I've seen snake owners feed their animals boiled eggs as a supplement; is this acceptable? Also can you feed them feeder fish? He is tiny and looks like he can barely handle a pinkie mouse. Perhaps minnows would be a smaller alternative until he puts some weight on?

If anyone has a link to a good care sheet, please send it my way. Any other advice would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all. =]

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• Tri color questions - heartsherps, Wed Jul 27 00:38:46 2011
• RE: Tri color questions - josephschmidt, Wed Jul 27 03:05:17 2011
• RE: Tri color questions - heartsherps, Wed Jul 27 07:01:46 2011
• RE: Tri color questions - GregBennett, Wed Jul 27 09:29:22 2011
• RE: Tri color questions - eksnek, Wed Jul 27 18:11:56 2011
• RE: Tri color questions - heartsherps, Wed Jul 27 18:28:30 2011