About 15 years ago I was given a baby WC eastern hog and I was lucky enough to get him feeding on rodents. I had him for about 6 years before he passed on. I do not know why he died. I didn't have a necropsy done.
My questions pertain to the feeding of rodents exclusively to Eastern and southern hogs. I know from experience that westerns are fairly easy to get feeding on rodents and it appears that a rodent diet has no detrimental effect on this species. However, I have heard some people claim that feeding a diet of rodents to an eastern or a southern is bad for them and that snakes fed exclusively on rodents do not live as long.
I am looking for your experiences. I would like to get another eastern to use for my school educational programs but I do not want to do toads. I could, but I don't want to. I also don't want to get a snake if a rodent diet is not good for them. I wouldn't be opposed to an occasional FT toad now and then for variety if it were deemed necessary.
Thanks in advance.
