Well, hog isles *can* get over 6' (there was a post of one a few years back and lots of people didn't beleive it was a hog!) but typically they do not get that big (don't overfeed). I would suggest a male hog since they do tend to be smaller. Hog Isles can have a temperment, esp when small, mine used to hiss and strike (all bluffs) all the time, but with regular handeling (like once a week or so) he calmed down pretty fast.

As far as speckles, well that is in the eye of the beholder. There are deff some out there with low or almost no speckles, and some people breed for this, personally I love the speckles!

This is my hog isle... this pic is from late 2002. He is over 3 years old now and just about 3.5', I feed my snakes over 2.5 years old once every 2-3 weeks.




Cage size... a 55 gallon would work as long as the snake isn't bigger than 5'. If using a fish tank there is a lot of wasted height space so if possible, put in some boxes to create shelves and/or branches to try to use more of the height, plus this provides good exercise of course. I plan to move mine into a 3x2 cage soon.

I haven't handled him much in the last year, so now he gets hissy when he is hungry and doesn't want to be bothered by the camera..
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