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OT hog homework

FR Aug 29, 2013 10:23 AM

Had a fun day in the field yesterday. Many hogs and many snakes(I like all snakes)


One of the girls in situ. Observed 4 big girls.

This post is about homework, hahahahahahahahaha I often see their burrows and sometimes a series of burrows that are worked. But in most cases, its not easy to take decent pics. Hopefully, these will offer a good idea.



These and more, were around the base of a small bush. There were 11 holes in all. From the tracks, the snake went in and out and out and in, from hole to hole. Two weeks ago, I observed one of these areas and the hog popped out while I was standing them.

The female above was videoed and picked up for closeup pics. I then put her back exactly where she was, she crawled away in the opposite direction, then made a U turn and found the same path she was on and kept going. Hogs are amazing.

I observed two individuals with a recent large food bolus. A male and a female. The male gave me the food bolus, a Spadefoot toad. New to the site for me. I left the snake and the toad in one spot only to return in a few minutes and both were gone. hahahahahahahaha I hope it re-ate the toad. end part 1

Replies (5)

FR Aug 29, 2013 10:28 AM

Females are not so "twitchy" and she kept her bolus down, thank you. It felt like a toad, but I did not not want to test it out and see. I had done enough for one day.

The female.

The Male

The spadefoot and the nasty male(not sure I like males)

FR Aug 29, 2013 10:30 AM

Whoops, I also found 4 more nests of hatched eggs. Don't worry, I am not digging them up. Rodents are. Cheers

tbrophy Aug 30, 2013 05:24 PM

Fascinating set of pics. Gotta get some hogs, set up a big-ass desert terrarium and let them have at it. Deep substrate, lots of heat. I am ready. Thanks for sharing.

FR Aug 30, 2013 07:38 PM

Have fun with your ant(hog) farm. Oh, they live in grasslands, not in the desert. X marshlands etc.

Which is weird as they seem to hate water, but live near water. Its a mystery I tell ya! best wishes

burm_guy Aug 31, 2013 08:07 PM

Maybe hanging around water helps with the food source. Wish I found more of them during our outings.

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