There are some species, and definitely some individual snakes, that seem to get off track in large cages. I'm not talking 20 gal vs 10 gal, but more like what you are looking at. When I say off track, I mean the snake does not feed and acts like it is near escape. Rosies are such a snake that is prone to this (some of them anyway.)

I've tried cornsnakes, gophersnakes and Cal kingsnakes each in a large cage, and they thrived. These species easily settled in in big cages.

I'm curious as all heck as to how hognose will behave in a giant cage. Keep the forum informed what happens. I give mine roomy cages but not large.

I also notice my hognose will bask at higher temps than many other colubrids I've kept. I have a shed outdoors that can get quite hot during the day. Western hognose and ball pythons do great in there. I like that about hogs, they can take a wide range of temps (hot days, cool nights). And they look like rattlesnakes when coiled up. Geez I love that. Some of mine do that slow-tongue flick thing too just like a big rattlesnake. I get the rattler look without the fangs. Well, front fangs anyway. Even my meanest hognose is a marshmallow once picked up. Like that about them too.
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Mark

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• Cage too small? - blueta, Fri May 30 19:50:44 2008
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• RE: Cage too small? - colchicine, Mon Jun 2 14:03:38 2008
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• Great post! np - colchicine, Fri Jun 6 10:27:36 2008
• RE: Cage too small? - blueta, Mon Jun 2 16:22:53 2008
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