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Mercury - Tricolored Hognose

albertagirl

albertagirl

Sharan
It is my pleasure to introduce to you my newest addition, Mercury! He (actually, sex is unknown) is approximately 6 months old and currently weighs in at about 18 grams and 9.5". He was 7 grams when I got him in January. He is the cutest pretzel ever and I absolutely love him!

He has two small spinal kinks, which is why I was able to afford him, but he eats and sheds with no problem and I never plan to breed so he still makes a great pet snake.


This first picture is the older hognose that I met last June which convinced me that I absolutely needed one of these.
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And here is Mercury, who was hatched in October/November of 2015, and came to live with me in January 2016! These pictures are from January.
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Congrats! Tricolors are amazing snakes and that one is especially beautiful!
 
Thanks! I've never seen one with white in it's black scales like that.

Of course, I then did a search for tri's on here and came across your thread for your 2016 pairings, and now I want a green ratsnake too! I remember now why I had to take a break from this site! Hahahaha
I would love to have a green snake some day, but I'm thinking I might hold out on that until I feel confident enough to handle a taiwanese beauty. They look amazing and there's a breeder here who has them... but I don't think I'm quite there yet. Maybe in another couple of years. Or 5. Or 10. Haha
 
Just a quick shot I took of Mercy (I'm generally too lazy to use full names around here... Mercy is Mercury's short form) the other day when I had him out. He's 27 grams now, and I do believe he's gotten darker. It may be a trick of the light, I'll need to take some better pictures one of these days, but it appears that his white stripes are considerably reduced, and the black tipping on his orange is quite a bit heavier as well. I know the breeders I got him from do work with melanistic lines as well, so I wonder if he'll turn all black??? I hope not, but it's not really his color that drew me to hognose anyway, so if he does, it would be fine.

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It's normal for them to blacken up at least a little as they age, though it can vary from just a little to a bicolor/nearly all black snake.
 
Corning said:
Very nice!


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Thank you!

Tavia said:
It's normal for them to blacken up at least a little as they age, though it can vary from just a little to a bicolor/nearly all black snake.
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Oh, that's good to know! It's hard to find a lot of really good info on these guys other than your basic care sheet, which also vary a lot I've found. I really appreciate any extra tidbits like this from people who have them. :D

I actually had a choice between him or a "high contrast" baby, who was VERY bright, and I chose him because I like the dark look better. So in my opinion, knowing they tend to get darker just makes me like them even better!
 
Beautiful snake! Ive had the pleasure of finding some eastern hognoses to hold for a second down here in nc. None as pretty as your baby though!
 
So beautiful. Amazing snake. Looking forward to updates!

It is frustrating to find info on snakes in the "other" category. Best wishes.
 
Thanks everyone! He's such a special guy. Other than taking him out for feeds and cleans I've only seen him a total of 3 times, so he's like a new baby every time I see him! LOL. I suppose I could take him out more often, but he's so little I usually just leave him to do his thing.
 
2017 update

Wow have I ever slacked on updating this guy (or girl?)! He/She is huge now compared to these previous pictures. If I remember correctly, I think we're around 175g, and 22". I see him out much more frequently now, and he's actually started using hides, not just burrowing or laying under the water bowl like he used to. He's also gotten quite a bit darker and has very little white left.

Considering I almost never handle him, he's remarkably tame, and has a better feeding response than even my kingsnake. In fact, I have to feed him in a bare bottom tub because he will immediately start trying to eat the paper towel if I put him on one!!! It's actually pretty funny, and I want to try to get it on video one of these days. Anyway, enough stories, time for pictures!!

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Thank you, Tavia. I never ever get tired of looking at him either.

I never noticed it before but he looks suprised in all his pictures with those little white eyebrows. LOL. These pictures are honestly the only time I ever really get to look at him so close-up. He's always moving in real life.
 
She's a girl!!

Little update on this "guy". He's a girl! She laid eggs for me all summer last year, lost a lot of weight doing it, I could barely feed her enough to keep up. This year, she hasn't laid a single one, but still acts just as hungry. I've gotten her weight back up (possibly even a little over), no problem, and she's happy as a clam. She's now 29" long and 271 grams. No real change in her appearance, but 5" growth since I last measured her in 2017!

I had posted these pictures in my other thread wondering about their lifespan, but figured I should also put them here, in her progression thread as well. Not great pictures, just a couple quickies that I took when I was pulling all my snakes out to measure (on serpwidgets). Enjoy!

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Very nice snake!
The good thing about Forums as compared to Social Media Platforms is that you can actually tra e back old posts and pics and see the changes as they grow!
 
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