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09-20-2008 07:15 AM
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01-15-2006, 09:59 PM
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Hognose won't eat
I have a baby western hognose. He is about 5 months old and when i first bought him he ate every meal. Never even thought about refusing a meal. About 4 weeks ago he stopped eating, i thought maybe he will be going into shed so i did not think much of it. But now i am getting a bit worried. The last week i have tried everything i know to try and get him to eat. Nothing works. I have scented the mice with frogs. Left them in a container over night. Tried feeding him in his tank nothing has worked. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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01-15-2006, 10:01 PM
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Where's the bag of trix?
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when was the last time he shed?
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01-15-2006, 10:05 PM
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well he has not shed since i have gotten him, and he stopped eating about a month ago
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01-15-2006, 10:18 PM
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the same thing happened to m and my hog---SAME thing.
I went online and tried everything....here's the thread:
http://www.herpkingdom.com/forums/vi...ight=hog+ating |
01-15-2006, 10:38 PM
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Hmm i have tried everything except live and trying a frog. I tried the tuna juice and he took a sniff and grabbed the pinkie then let go. I think i am just gunna leave him alone for a few days maybe he is too stressed. I think i will try the tuna juice again in 5 days.
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01-15-2006, 11:05 PM
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have you tried soaking him? The vet soaked him for a long time to hydrate him...shortly after he started to eat
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01-15-2006, 11:10 PM
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same thing my hognose did. once he got in a very low traffic area and had no stress he started eating again.
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01-16-2006, 03:00 PM
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My western hognose's stop eating towards the end of november and start again towards the end of february. SoI just lower the tank temperature over that period to simulate a cooler winter period then when the temperature comes back up they start eating again without any problems. Normally mine will skip meals for 10/12 weeks or so.
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01-16-2006, 03:15 PM
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