I originaly kept my hatchling western hog in a 20 gal tank and he was very active and a voracious feeder. He still feeds well. Only missed 2 feedings since October. I moved him to a rack system to free up room and now he just hides inside of his conch shell that I use for their hides and will only eat if I place a fuzzy under the shell with him. This has been going on for 2 months now. Could the reduced amount of light in the bins be a cause of this? He is now housed in a sterilite tub. I can tell he doesn't come out because there are no "paths" worn around the edges of the bin like I observed in the glass tank.
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hog hiding in rack system.......
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>> Could the reduced amount of light in the bins be a cause of this?
I think you've got it. I am a firm believer that since hognoses are diurnal and visually oriented predators, they benefit greatly from not only a light source, but also full spectrum lighting. This is why I disagree with using UTH exclusively for hogs. At my former job with a large collection of VA native snakes, if we had problems with feeding, the first thing we'd try to do is get the snake out of the rack and into a tank with supplemental lighting.
It's easy to assume that the snake is depressed (given the lack of activity and change in appetite), and the easiest way to test this is to move it back to its tank and see if it resumes its normal activity. I'd like to hear the results of this, please post back when you have more info.
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thank you, I will do just that.
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1.0 het albino ball
1.0 norm ball
0.4 norm ball
0.1 snow corn
1.0 butter corn
0.1 norm corn
1.0 southern plains rat
1.0 striped Cali king
1.0 western hog
