My First Impressions of Hognose Snakes! (What I learned after two months...)
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2021
- I've had my plains hognose snake for just over two months, and I've learned a lot about them, that no one tells you! In this video, I'll be sharing my first impressions of plains hognose snakes, what I do (and don't) love about them, and generally speaking about these fascinating snakes!
All-in-all, plains (formerly known as western) hognoses make wonderful pet snakes! That said, are they good beginner snakes? Are they easily handleable? Are they venomous?! I'll answer all of those questions in this video.
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If it isn't clear, *I love hognoses!* They're certainly among my favorite snake species. *What is your favorite snake species?* _I've gotta know!_
Hognoses or ball pythons!
Red-sided garter snakes they are so pretty, I love them
Awesome!
I agree!
I don't have a whole lot of experience, but of the snakes I have kept so far, I love the chilled personalities and varied looks of my royal pythons. I love the idea of a retic, but I doubt I could house a standard sized one. Little Eko across on Green Room Pythons looks manageable though, so perhaps one day I might get a super dwarf retic like her?
As a preschool teacher I've held a garter snake and a corn or milk snake (I can't remember which) on field trips to nature centers thru the years. I wish I lived close to snake discovery so I could field trip to their zoo!!
That’s so fun!
I love getting to interact with hognoses, their keeled scales are always a cool texture and they’re a very reasonable size.
Im holding out for a lavender for a hog of my own
They’re so fun to interact with! I was so sad to hear you didn’t get one this year. Fingers crossed you can get one next year!
Lavendar is on my long term list, but I literally just put a deposit on my first hognose to be held until weather is better. Artic. Cant wait!
If I ever got a snake, it would be a hog nose. I love their derpy faces. I don't recall every holding a snake. Thanks to watching a bazillion snake videos, I would now if given the opportunity.
They have such cute faces!
I really want a hognose snake, a lot of people don't recommend hognoses for beginners but it's the only snake I want. Really difficult to come to a conclusion.
As a snake owner, I can say that it’s not a matter of your first snake being a beginner species. Rather for your first one, I recommend going for the species YOU want. It will be easier to do the research and get invested with your dream reptile, than it would be if you had gone with a species you aren’t interested in. I like all my snakes, but my hognose has been a more consistent eater for me than either of my ball pythons. And food strikes tend to stress new owners even more. So just get the hognose you want when the time is right. It will be a far more enjoyable experience for you in hindsight.
I'm in the same boat and agree with Diamond. As long as you do the research and are committed you'll get over any hurdles that come your way. I'm hoping to get a hognose at the NARBC in Schaumburg next March 😁
I agree with Diamond and Bobbie!
I'm in the same boat, I just bought a hognose snake a few weeks ago. A year old but only 12 grams. The breeder had a small group of hog babies that had a hard time eating and did the brumation method and then switched to reptilink sausage , to scented pinky then to an unscented pinky. I have had my hog eat 3 meals with me of an unscented pinky , so I'm happy about that. But I would agree not a first time snake owner ideal breed, with hognose being fussy and also rear fang venomous. I would recommend a corn snake over a hognose. Then down the road get a hognose , since they have similar care. This was my fourth snake , so I was ready for it.
Thank you for sharing that!
I used to be afraid of snakes as a kid and that changed after holding a pet albino corn snake in middle school; then I discovered Snake Discovery back in 2017-18 with hog hatching videos and have been hooked ever since. Have 2 hogs and a MBK now they and Dav got me wanting a bullsnake in the future.
That’s so awesome that you were able to learn to love them!
My hognose snake is my first snake ever! I adore her! When I was looking for a hognose, I specifically looked for one who was a good eater. She's missed one meal when she was in shed. So I'm very lucky
That’s awesome! Hognoses are the best. 🥰
I held some kind of non-venomous snake when I was on Hollywood Blvd a few years ago. I always thought snakes were cool before then, but after that happened I was even more intrigued. I'm about to graduate and go into my first year in college, and they allow snakes. I think a Hognose would be perfect to try and take care of in my situation. :))
That’s wonderful!
I fell in love with hognoses at first sight. After decades of wanting a snake, but never having one of my own, I was able to handle one at my first reptile show and am in the process of adopting him! I just think all of the pros outweigh the con of picky eating- I love their adult size and their slower movement during handling, I've handled rosy boas, cornsnakes, and ball pythons many times, but plains hognoses just stole my heart!
I just got my first snake last week - it's a beautiful bullsnake yearling named Joey!
Love the name!
I’ve held more snakes than I could count honestly! But hognoses are one of my favorites! I’m so glad Briar is doing so well with you! 🥺🥰
Thank you for letting me adopt her! 💕
I’ve held ball pythons before but I’m getting a baby boy hognose next week and I’m so excited
Hunter amazing video as always such a wonderful species of snake hands down top 5 for the cutest snakes in my opinion
Thank you!
Hunter, I had 3 hatchling hognoses from 2021 that did not feed after hatching no matter what I did. I finally cooled them over Winter at about 50-60 deg F until March 2022. They all fed on thawed washed pink mice after that, but only when kept in deli cups and not disturbed with the pink mouse in with them. Now, they are feeding like crazy. Small enclosures (I used 6 inch diameter deli cups) work best for babies. Can go larger once they are consistently feeding. Hognose are actually very eager feeders once going. They prefer to eat during the early part of the day - that is when they forage. So that is another trick to help get babies going. Although established captives may get used to feeding at any time during the day. Good luck with yours.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Every one has problem with their hognose eating
It amazes me my hog ate the first time I offered and has been eating ever since
Only regurgitate once, the day I got her home this was caused by being fed the day I bought her and the handling and moving transport just upset her
She also is ok with handling but hissis and bluff strikes every time but one in your hand is perfectly ok
God bless 😇🙏😇🙏
This is the only time ever
I’m glad your hognose is a good eater!
I have not held one yet but I am preparing to start my own pet shop where I live and I do plan on having all kinds of snakes I am supper excited to get the Hognoses as of right now I have two pet corn snakes I love snakes
OMS!! She’s so cute!! I love their little faces and her being smaller makes her even cuter!🐍❤️🐍
Aww thank you!
hope you have a good day!
my first experiences with plains hognoses were with one at a museum I worked at. She was a sassy one once she grew up, and she very distinctly had favorite and least favorite people. Super great eater too. My own little one who is maybe 15 months was also a slow starter to eat but now she eats great and is putting on a lot more weight and length! Very funny and pleasing snakes and I love how thick/tubular the females get (just careful not to overfeed lol cuz some of them are highly food motivated)
Thank you for sharing that!
Super interesting study on the hognose snakes. I grew up in the Texas swamp and bayou area. So we would commonly see hognose snakes and they were known by a common name in that area as Spreading Adders. Hahah but the way people pronounced it I really did not clock that name until I was in Uni studying wildlife biology. It sounded like Spnadders in South East Tx accent and Cajun mixed in. We were not allowed to hold them growing up because some people are allergic to their rear fang venom. They are cute and were so happy snuffling around the loose clay soil eating eggs and toads
Thank you for sharing!
Just got a baby Tri Color this week
I've only held a garter snake (also another rear toothed venommed snake) And I got to hold a year old aligator with its jaw taped shut while it was being shown at a local pet store by professionals. The aligator was amazing to touch soft leathery skin with hard dermal plates on their backs. The one I help was between 1-2 feet long including its tail.
Both awesome species!
I haven't held a hognose before (yet, I plan to do so asap), but I have held a five day old baby boa... It was so cute!!!
That’s awesome!
I would love a hog nose but my family is terrified of them. I love hog noses derpy little snoots and there gorgeous patterns. They are such gentle and sweet snakes.
They’re awesome!
I love her 🥺🥺
She is the best 🥺
I have 2 hognose snakes that r both 2 years old and this year is ganna be their first time breeding, but ive only held hognose snakes and ball pythons. I want to hold and own more snakes then just hognoses in the future but yea :3
Very exciting!
Love your adorable hog nose
🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thank you so much!
I've handled ball pythons, corn snakes and garter snakes (the garter bit me 😰) I have not yet had the honor of handling a hognose. *Someday*
Thank you for sharing that!
I been wanting a hoggie for many years I've kept some cool reptile they are on the list right after a false water Cobra and green tree python.
Awesome!
Hello hunter what type of water can i use for my whites tree frog also what water bottle brand is good water for frogs also and can i use 50 percent distilled vinegar and 50 percent water to clean their fake plants
Hi! Use dechlorinated water. Reptisafe can treat tap water. I would look into reptile safe cleaning products.
Hi hunter thanks for inspiring me to make my reptile channel
you just earned yourself a new subscriber
@Daily Alexander no it's not your fault i just subscribe to random new reptile channels
That’s awesome!
Nice bro! Just got one but I'm not sure if it's a make or female so the tail is like at that point where it's short looking but other times it looks long an narrow. Hope she's a girl her name is Nomì regardless
Also I have to say you 're right. But if you buy one from a very good breeder. So the snake has a couple off meals in him/her then I would say yes, they're good for a beginner. But you have to be sure they eat allready unscented pinkies. How was her shedding? Was it a full shed?
She had a full shed. :)
my hog prefers his frog reptilinks over his iguana reptilinks by far
Good breeders have them established on frozen thawed rodents before selling. That's why it's so important to buy from a reputable breeder
Definitely!
I've loved snakes my whole life. Ever since the first garter snake I caught when I was like 5 or 6 I grew up in the country spending the warm seasons catching every frog, snake, turtle, bug, etc. that I could find.
I got my 1st pet reptile about 8 yrs ago. A leopard gecko. But since then snakes have been my true love. I have 9 (soon to be 10) snakes of 6 different species. Cornsnakes, ball pythons, bullsnakes, a California kingsnake, a boa constrictor, and a little DeKay's brownsnake that somehow found its way into my ground floor apartment.
I have a wish list a mile long of other species I'd love to work with. But I'd have to win the lotto to keep all the snakes I want. So I'll just stick to what I have and see where life takes me.
You have a little DeKay's brown??? Ohmygod they're so cuteeeee
Aww awesome!
They are soooooooo cute 😍
Thank you!
She is beautiful. Snake Discovery has made me love hognoses. I will probably never own any snake as I am 58 not very comfortable with snakes and I live in South Africa. No even sure if we are allowed to have them here.
Love your channel Hunter. You are very cool.
You should look up Dingo Dinkelman on youtube or instagram, he lives in SA and has several snakes (although he has only venomous kinds). He is an excellent authority as he aims for education and conservation. I'm sure he would be able to answer your questions. Tell him I sent ya ;)
Thank you so much!
Hi hunter how have you been doing? I sent you an email at fanmail. And I love this video I think snakes are cool and I love hognose snakes
She’s so cute 🥰
🥰🥰
I've held more garter snakes than I can count...a rubber boa...a bullsnake...
And two hognose's. One I currently own who has eaten two pinky mice for me in the 2.5 weeks I have had him. And I am still worried about him eating enough...he is currently in need of a meal. I've offfered him two tuna scented mice this week and he didn't eat either one. Sigh...I guess I'll try again in a few days or a week idk...
Have you tried putting your hognose in a deli cup with the mouse? That way, when he slithers around the cup he runs into it.
I have had an acquired fear of snakes from my Mother who can’t even look at a picture of them. I am fascinated by them and watch several snake channels including Snake Discovery to desensitise myself. Unfortunately I have only been some where I could touch one. I would love to find some place that I could try to handle one.
I'm so glad you've learned how lovely snakes are!
Only our corn snake we have handled, our next snake will be a hognose, can't wait
Awesome!
I've held a Albino Boa (I had a temporary name until someone adopted them: Red) and a Paradox Boa (Temporary name: Peridot)
Not for sure if it was a Paradox Boa, I'm going off memory
That’s wonderful!
i have not to i have held a snake but i fought what snake it was
3 weeks ago I owned 1 snake a 2 yr old classic Ball Python, went out to look for a hognose..... ended up rehoming a Brazilian Rainbow Boa.....ah well hognose next then 😉
That is NOT a snake!
It's a boop noodle!!!😂
And I want one!
A hognose was my second snake. Sadly she did not thrive and did pass away quite young.
So sorry to hear this!
Ich have a hognose too. Its my first snake. Its a male, with like 40cm long and he dont eat since i have him, thats 3 months now
Has he seen a veterinarian?
@@HunterHouck nope he hasnt. The old owner said to me that he eats without a Problem . When i offer him q mouse, hes hisses all the time
@@HunterHouck i feed him 5min ago. He finally ate his mouse, god bless
Hello which one would u prefer corn or hog nose
In the future, I would get a corn snake over a hognose.
@@HunterHouck hello thank you for your reply, I’m getting one today Saturday, but I don’t know should I get male or female, I heard many options saying females are better feeders is it true
When they do play dead is it hard on their bodies to recover? Is it dangerous health wise for them to do it a lot?
Yes it is detrimental to a hognose to play dead because that is their very last defense mechanism, meaning that the snake has officially given up hope on scaring away the predator and thinks it is going to die by the threat.
Health-wise, it is not! I haven’t seen any research that it is. They do it when they’re spooked, not when they think they’re going to die. It’s more common with baby hognoses, especially Easterns (not as common with Plains).
@@HunterHouck ty!
Yeah I held my hognose snake many years ago but I had to relocate him because my gf was afraid off snakes. Stupidest decision in my life. But he's with a good friend off mine. Now I have since last year (August 24 2020) an aberrant Cal King male that's born June 29 2020. And he means everything to me. I holded jungle carpet python. BCC, BCI... And my friend her false water cobra. Also every kind off kingsnake almost and a very spastic mangrove snake that was never been handled and my friend has him as a rescue. The first time he tagged me 3 times. And now if I go there it's MUCH better. Then also the obvious snakes like cornsnakes, garter snakes, ball pythons and so on. Also a woma python, and on the top off my list a black head python. I'm on a list for one. But it can take to 2 years because I want one from this specific breeder and it has to be a baby male. (Why a male, because female can lay eggs/ slugs even when they never saw a male). And I'm a hobbyist. Not a breeder. Long story short my Cal king has a big terra. If I let made another custom Terra with Terra closet and all for a black head python1 sleeping room will be almost full allready. And if I move out to an apartment 2 snakes with huge enclosures is all I can get. But I love them so much! Ow yeah I touched hots well yeah handled them with tools but am not allowed to speak about it over People who keep them in Belgium, because in my county its illegal and in the country next to mine, so in the Netherlands you don't even need a permit. But I have friends there and handle there venomous snakes too. No mambas or so for me but definitely rattlesnakes and cobras. 1 time an 8 feet king brown. That was afther all my practice and lessons I got over the years from a pro there. But he was relatively calm.. Lucky for me.
Also snakes in general come on the first place for me. If I ever have a gf again that doesn't like snakes I will say sorry gf I relocate you, and not my snake!!!
I'm 31 by the way, 32 this December the 12th.
I’ve held a lot of ball pythons and an anaconda, I have a baby anaconda that lives at my local reptile rescue and I really want a ball python 🥰🥰
Awesome!
I love hognose snakes👃🏻🐍❤️♥️🥰❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
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Ow yeah another thing. The eastern hognose is much more convincing in playing death. But they are even worse pets to get on mice...
I'd love a hognose snake but our land lord has intense phobia so no snakes but they allow our lizards! So I'll just have to get my snake fix watching videos lol
Aww! Lizards are awesome, too! 😁
oh, so you are going to hate on cornsnakes too. As someone who keeps corn snakes, and black rat snakes, I would have to disagree. even young cornsnakes can be quite calm. it is just important to regularly work with them so they remain calm and easy to handle.
I’m certainly not hating on corn snakes! When I said “Looking at you, corn snakes,” that was a joke. 😉 Corn snakes are on one of my best pet reptile lists!