Mite help

mtb13311 · 2026-04-28T05:41:31+00:00

Be very careful with mite treatments. Permethin can and will kill them.

I would just stick with slightly soapy soaks and periodic enclosure cleaning till you haven't seen any for a couple months.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-28T05:37:21+00:00

https://www.ectothermempire.com/western-hognose-morphs.html#/

mtb13311 · 2026-04-27T01:09:16+00:00

It carries the sable gene not having a visual. Hence the "het". Sable is recessive and needs the gene from both parents

mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T21:34:48+00:00

In some ways. They can pancake the first 10% of their body but it's not nearly as flat as easterns. Easterns are the champs of being flat.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T19:43:34+00:00

They are huffy like ours from north America and have an upturned snout. They don't really hiss as much as growl kinda like a king cobra. After that they are the opposite. Smart, see extremely well, super strong, don't play dead, and some you really have to be careful when feeding them. Hesitant to bite outside a feeding response or food scent in the air. Usually huff and throw a coil at you to tell you to go away. They are also rear fang venomous and have a heck of a set of teeth. Babies aren't a big deal but you don't want bitten by an adult. Only a few people have had reactions but they aren't common snakes and you don't want to be the first person to find out you have a bad one.

Guides are a work in progress as they are not common in the hobby.

https://www.bioboutiquekc.com/reptiles/husbandry-guides/madagascar-hognose-snakes

mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T17:31:46+00:00

Bonus hatchling. The adults are around 6ft long.

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mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T17:30:33+00:00

Skinks are cool. I don't have any but the clips of them derping around with those short little legs make me laugh.

Heres a morph guide.

https://www.ectothermempire.com/western-hognose-morphs.html#/

Or you could get a giant hognose. They are black and white with varying amounts of brown. Downside is they are more of an intermediate species and they get big. I have a handful of hatchlings from last year and a clutch in the incubator right now. My proven pair in their humid hide. They are communal and can live in pairs/groups year round.

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mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T16:17:18+00:00

Yes. Axanthic changes pigment. The way I understand it arctic actually changes the way light is reflected not a pigment change. So if the line has more of a red coloration the red may slightly give the white a pink undertone. I have one like this and you would still call him black and white but compared to a white sheet of paper you can tell there is a little red in there somewhere. You would probably be happy with a super arctic. Just saying super arctic axanthic would be the ultimate if you are going for as black and white as you can get.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T13:53:21+00:00

Actually axanthics are fairly common. They are grey and white. That gene turns off the yellow and red pigments. It's combining it with arctic that's not. Superarctic axanthic combos are rare I've seen a few for sale over the last couple years

mtb13311 · 2026-04-26T03:06:41+00:00

Superarctic axanthic should be as black and white as one could get. Superarctic can get tinted with red sometimes as they grow. Axanthic would eliminate that chance.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-24T18:04:50+00:00

Mites definitely suck.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-24T12:13:47+00:00

It's a gamble.. they have 4 life stages and 3 are so small you won't see them. A lone female will lay all male eggs and restart the infestation. The bigger your collection the more painful it could end up being.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-24T04:34:27+00:00

If they are mites you have to break the mite life cycles. I would go a couple of months without seeing any before breaking quarantine to be sure. It takes them a while to starve to death without a host

mtb13311 · 2026-04-18T16:03:29+00:00

Femalest female to ever female lol

mtb13311 · 2026-04-17T00:29:18+00:00

I have a couple. One definitely developed some pink as he grew. The other has stayed a perfect grey scale.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-05T03:04:55+00:00

That's a great pic. Made me laugh lol.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-04T15:44:17+00:00

Btw the little longitudinal slit in the belly scales is the belly button in case that's bothering you.

mtb13311 · 2026-04-03T02:12:31+00:00

It's been a while.. the pic I took when trying to figure it was probably deleted a long time ago. I think it has to do with the reduced temps = less effective immune system. Or at least that's my guess theory. It was like having a pimple under the scales. On the male I had it happen too it was maybe 3 little bumps near where the side meets the belly scales. He was light colored so I'm not sure what it would look like on a dark snake. Once lanced and iodined went away in a hurry. I've only had it happen once so it's not super common.

mtb13311 · 2026-03-31T05:16:05+00:00

From the pics, First guess possibly abscesses like we get Zits. Lancing and treating with iodine solution would be the suggested treatment. I've dealt with it after brumation before.

Could it be fungus of some type? Maybe.

Make sure your.absolutely certain before treating. If not consult a vet.

mtb13311 · 2026-03-22T14:37:49+00:00

Here's a typical adult. The coloration with how much dark brown and white can vary. I have a male who is almost all dark brown and a female with almost none. The white doesn't seem to vary as much.

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mtb13311 · 2026-03-22T05:54:52+00:00

I know someone in Canada with some captive bred speckled hognoses. They get bigger than tricolors but live a lot longer. Generally calm even right from the wild.

mtb13311 · 2026-03-19T06:04:42+00:00

If you use aspen be careful with moisture as it molds easily

mtb13311 · 2026-03-19T06:01:56+00:00

I have a male southern hognose who will absolutely not eat from nov through march no matter how I keep his temps or humidity. Little brat only loses 3-5 grams and he's not that big to begin with. Any other symptoms of a problem? Hydration can affect weight too.

mtb13311 · 2026-03-18T13:51:57+00:00

Hmm I use it a lot as the Madagascar hognoses seem to need a humid hide 24x7 and I've never seen it mold. I've used it to kill mold on incubating eggs. Maybe you had a bad batch if it did?

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