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Some good info on the wild behaviour of western hogs in this vid. You might find it informative in your captive husbandry:

Dan

Might be my phone, but the link didn't seem to work. If so, try this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=J4bgYwo-XEU

Dan

Thanks so much, a fun video. I liked the lady. I am not a fan of telemetry, while it delivers data, its altered data. Its what a snake does with radio implanted in it and then harassed every so often.
That said, hogs just maybe about the best of the snake species to use telemetry on, as they are skunk like, Their defense involves being messed with. I think they are one of the more Interfered with, tolerant species.
The part that bothers me is, the assumption that anything we do to the subject, the snake, has no effect, or little effect, surgery, following it, catching, moving them, taking sonograms etc. In reality, they are studying behavior, while ignoring the animal has behavior. Which indeed breaches the rules of ethology. Sorry mini rant.
Heres something I think about, How come no one installs radios in their captive breeders. I would be interested to see how that effected known animals.
Lastly, then was some fugly hognose, hahahahahahaha

A pic from today, this year, I observed an C.atrox for the 28th year, and a gila, for the 36th year. The atrox is old looking and I thought last year would be it for him, but hes back with his girls this year.

Well done on that vid. I have to admit, I didn't think I was going to be impressed. However, you proved me wrong with this vid. I think the work they are doing is great.

This vid also backs up what I have been saying for years about hogs breeding, nesting, and laying eggs. That is that hogs well under 200 grams breed and lay eggs without issue and can do so in captivity provided they have the proper options. And when they nest, it is not normal to see them pacing the cage hours before they lay in a glad container half filled with sphagnum moss. In captivity, it is very important to offer deep nesting using a substrate that is as close to natural as possible. When you offer this nesting option, they do exactly what the lady in the vid described. They stay stationary once they find their nesting spot and go down days before they lay. No pacing or frantic movement.

Again, great job on this one Dan.

So what information was useful in that video? What will be great is when they prove out what we already know, colubrids multiclutch. The reality is we have known that for decades.
For Dan, many specie multi clutch as well as Hogs, in fact, some triple and guad clutch with ease. Some lay even more clutches.
But "proving" it in nature has been hard, for biology, and easy for ethology. In all cases, its about expense and time. Nobody wants to spend either. Particularly when we already know they do and easily.
What I thought would be interesting is what was not talked about, TEMPS. Nesting temps, foraging temps, digesting temps, wintering temps, shedding temps etc. Cheers

Very nice vid, thank you for sharing!

Nice Dan! Looks like a great time.
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Joe