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at Wed May 1 14:35:27 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
First, we tried to understand what hognose are. What is important to them. yes is that so?
Next we try to fit that or better yet, as much as we can, into a very very very limited space. is that so?
I think its very hard to understand that animals do not chip at things. That is, what they use must include all of what they need. If not, they will seek to fullfil their needs elsewhere. If they cannot fullfil their needs, they fall into behavioral exstinction(look it up) they simply stop trying.
What we don't want is for the snakes to stop trying, so we have to offer enough to allow a behavior.
Now consider, anything added in a limited space, that does not contribute to the intended behavior/s, is in fact taking away.
As an exhibit builder, I would not add useless to the animal space eating materials. I would add a mural, paint your rocks, bushes and trees on the back and side walls, then have the real living space deticated to the animals.
If you want live plants, I would recomend growing out the cage for a year before you put snakes in the cage. Plants are great.
The problem with live plants is not the snakes, its you. Sooner or later, your going to dig the place up looking for something. hahahahahahahahahahahaha eggs perhaps! In most cases, the plants are doomed. again, most cases, that does not have to mean you. But it is true.
A flat rock to feed them on. Hmmmmmmmmm Ok. do it. The truth is, do whatever you want. Thats what I want. All I am doing is offering you choices. Just like what you should do with your hogs. Choices they make.
You do understand, truely naturalistic cages like we are discussing are very hard to do. And hard on the keeper. They put a lot of pressure on you to get it right. When they work, they work great and are incredible. When they fail, they fail hard.
As I mentioned, I came here to this site to gain information, but few are doing this. Gregg has been my help, thank you Gregg.
I am heading in the direction you are. But I am working my way in that direction. I am learning what is needed and how they use their support. I know what they are doing in nature right now. hahahahahahahahahahaha
Most folks do not or I think, do not understand the base of snake behavior. Right now, my field hogs are in the ground, pairing up, breeding and such. They are already in the areas they are going to nest in, and may not surface at all, until after the rains start. I am sure a few will before, just not most. You see, they live underground and do not have to surface EVER.
They are living their lives, going about daily behavior, all underground. The reason they do not surface is, two fold, there is not need and the surface is inhospitable. Too hot, too dry, no shade, dead plants, etc etc.
Some neonates will come up to search for another place to find food, then quickly go down. Thanks again and best wishes
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I have a billion pics, hahahahahahaha sadly its true. How a how crawls, or leaves tracks, is based on many things, soft ground and uphill they leave the above tracks which means they use that method of crawling. On hard ground or downhill they go strait and leave a strait track. Observing different methods, means you have induce something that tells them to do something different. This is just an example. one of many many.
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RE: About naturalistic. - FR, Wed May 1 14:35:27 2013