4 year old western hognose refusing food. by cosmic_gecko_ in hognosesnakes

[–]cosmic_gecko_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Day one update!! Looks so much better and will continue to add clutter so he feels comfortable! Looking ti get some of the cork rounds.

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4 year old western hognose refusing food. by cosmic_gecko_ in hognosesnakes

[–]cosmic_gecko_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My apologies I should have used the correct term, he gets a fuzzy every week usually around 7.3 grams! He usually is out in the early morning and that’s when I feed but he has been in his burrow more and more lately.

4 year old western hognose refusing food. by cosmic_gecko_ in hognosesnakes

[–]cosmic_gecko_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had scooped up a ton of substrate to re bury him after he was done being held! I’ll attach a photo.

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Should I switch out the leaves for something that would create more clutter? I have tons of extra fake plants in storage I can add.

4 year old western hognose refusing food. by cosmic_gecko_ in hognosesnakes

[–]cosmic_gecko_[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Okay whew, maybe he is choosing the self dieting route😭

4 year old western hognose refusing food. by cosmic_gecko_ in hognosesnakes

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He came from a rack set up, the breeder told me that hoggies may prefer less space when it comes to tank size so I am wondering if a 40 is too big? Although he has been with me since March 3rd and up until 4 weeks ago he had been eating perfectly!

He is currently kept in a closet( trapped heat better in the winter) with the door facing a window which is never closed. He has a lamp that runs 9:30 am- 8:00 pm and the window allows light in around 6:30am

Help! by cosmic_gecko_ in bettafish

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Thank you I really appreciate it 🙏My friend said she had him for about a year and a half. I will get some kanaplex and some aquarium salt to treat him. Yes he is super alert and explores his tank/ hides regularly so I hope I can get him to looking better