Frank,

I never said hogs did not eat rodents in the wild. In fact, every bit of literature I can find clearly states that amphibians do not even make up half of their adult diet. I will never even try to contest that information. However, when it comes to hatchlings, their prey choice is somewhat limited. At least more so than adults and they may be "programed" to tackle more spacific prey items. This might explain why many hatchlings need to be started out with a scenting agent like frog or toad.



It is clear that the temperature will indeed affect their feeding responce. The closer they are to a steady maintained peak core temperature the more aggressively they will feed. The cooler they are, the less they will feed. I never tried to say differently.



What I am contesting is that their preference (ie; rodents, amphibs, lizard, egg) is not dependant on temperature or "husbandry options" like you are stating it is. At least I have seen zero evidence of this. I am always interested to obtain any information on the species I keep and am interested in any information you have that drives your opinion Frank. I am open to the info and always ready to learn something new. So if you have information on the subject, I would love to see it wether it is just your opinion or actual data.



We are not that far off from thinking alike in a lot of ways Frank. Like I said, I tend to agree with a lot of what you say. I just dont always agree with how you come off. Thats all.

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