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I have an albino hognose which hasn't eaten for 3 weeks now. It is a hatchling about 4 months old. I have tried f/t pinks. I have tried covering a pink in another pink's blood. I have tried scenting a f/t pink by rubbing it on a regular tree frog. I have moved and put the pink in front of the snake for a couple of minutes. Nothing seems to work. Can someone please help me and offer me some more suggestions?

The guy i bought them off of is not answering his phone.

I havent tried brain splitting the pinks. I also havent tried cutting up the tree frog and then scenting the pink. Should i also try these methods? I have been thinking that in nature the snake smells the skin, not really the insides, so i didnt think cutting up the frog was necessary. Please help me.

Jeff M.

are you new to hognose?
What are the living conditions?

I do have 4 females that are thriving. The troublesome snake is in the same type of enclosure. Heat tape on one side (propper temp gradient), shredded paper on top of a napkin, ceramic water bowl, hiding tube, all in a shoebox with plenty of room.

It does seem that maybe the paper is wraping around the pinkie and the snake cant see the pink anymore. Im not sure.

I am new to snakes, but not totally new. Let me know if this helps any.

Jeff M.

This is normal for hognoses. Make sure you are keeping weights on it so that you can determine if illness (=weight loss) is causing the anorexia. Otherwise, the link below will help out. IMO, the frog parts should be the last resort.
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ok, i will start, but i need to get a scale first, any suggestions? I live in California near Berkeley.

Jeff M

last year my female only ate for about 5 months, she quit last November again. I'll offer her feed in March or April, no biggy, welcome to the wonderful world of Hognoses.

First of all 3 weeks without eating is not a terrible concern and you should be keeping weights along with shed records. I have had some hogs that go into a long shed cycle that don't want to eat. If the environment is the same as it has always been (i.e. temp) the snake should start eating again on its own. If there has been any level of stress that has occured such as displacement from enclosure etc. it may need a feeding jump start again since it is still young. I have recently had success with scenting small pinkies with trout skin. Hope this helps.