My fiance and i are planning on going to tenneesee for our honeymoon...to visit his dad and to go herping. I was thinking of possibly returning with an eastern hog if i found one. I love these little guys and i really dig the fact that their hoods make their heads look rediculously huge. I have a pair of easterns that i adore.
My problem is that i live in the north east, where hoggies dont live. I would love to bring a hoggie home, but i am very worried about the feed strikes that these guys tend to go throght. I also wont have a constant supply of toads available. My thought is that i could bring a toad home too (and of corse give it a great home too!) to scent the mice. I could get anolis if need be for feeders, though. If the hoggie i bring home doesnt eat, i wont be able to release it into the wild again. are there any thoughts as to what i shoudl do? Should i leave well enough alone and not bother with bringign a new wc hoggie home, or should i bring one back with me and take my chances? I have a very wide knowladge of herps, and i would do my best to replicate its environment im my own house, not just stick him on paper towels and give him a heat pad. I dont know, i am very torn on this. If i do happen upon one i would LOVE to keep another hoggie species. Opinions would be appreciated bunches. thanks.
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