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RE: Update on Hognose that won't eat

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Posted by: FR at Thu Mar 6 11:17:53 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

For what its worth, its all about the conditions of the cage, not the size. Snakes are prone to dehydration. With larger cages, they most often have lots of air space and ventilation. Which causes dehydration which effects feeding.

Those smaller plastic containers, do indeed fix that problem, but its not about the tiny box. Remember, in nature, they are not confined by any walls what so ever and they feed well.

I live in the desert and the room my hogs are in is heated and air conditioned, both make the air even dryer then normal, so for me its a constant problem.

There are many many ways to prevent dehydration. First limited air loss, that is, there is normally no need to ventilate a cage, a crack here and there, is enough, remember, these animals live IN the ground. Not in holes, but more like an earthworm. Moisture boxes in the cage. Use that plastic box in a larger cage and put moist sand in it. Or use deep substrate, which is most natural to hogs. Keep 1/3 of it moist and let the rest be fairly dry, the snake will take care of the rest.
I wish you the best of luck


   

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