ratsncorns
Bird Nerd
I never officially made this boy his own thread so I figured it was about time! I got him from Lauren (Hypancistrus) and Tara (whippet) at Daytona in 2010. They had originally got him from a member of this forum, John Q Reptiles.
His name then was Wyatt Earp but I have renamed him Napoleon, after George Orwell's "Animal Farm", which I figured was a perfect fit for this boy.
When I got him, he weighed in at about 32g. He has been a picky eater and frequently won't eat for a month at a time, then he will eat one or two meals then go another month without eating again. Regardless, he has grown into a breeding sized adult male western hognose at a whopping 75g. I imagine he doesn't have too much more growing to do. He probably won't get any larger than 100g.
I have him in a 15qt bin that seems to fit him well but he cruises around so much that I just might upgrade him to a 32qt so he can burrow more and stop filling up the water dish with aspen.
He also has such an attitude, but its all bluff. In his bin he huffs and he puffs and he bluff strikes but is puppy dog tame in hand. I open his bin and he will just come right out. If hes hungry, he charges out of his bin like a banshee!
Thanks again Tara and Lauren, I love this guy! I like him so much I would one day like to get a female (not to breed) just because he is so unique in his temperament and his looks! I was actually very tempted by a 650g female at Daytona this year but her $1/g price tag was a little much!
Here is Napoleon when he was a hatchling
(first two photos taken by Lauren and Tara)
As a yearling
And here he is when I got him in August of last year
Finally, here he is today! Very active and hard to take a good photo of though.
Thanks for looking!!! :rofl:
His name then was Wyatt Earp but I have renamed him Napoleon, after George Orwell's "Animal Farm", which I figured was a perfect fit for this boy.
When I got him, he weighed in at about 32g. He has been a picky eater and frequently won't eat for a month at a time, then he will eat one or two meals then go another month without eating again. Regardless, he has grown into a breeding sized adult male western hognose at a whopping 75g. I imagine he doesn't have too much more growing to do. He probably won't get any larger than 100g.
I have him in a 15qt bin that seems to fit him well but he cruises around so much that I just might upgrade him to a 32qt so he can burrow more and stop filling up the water dish with aspen.
He also has such an attitude, but its all bluff. In his bin he huffs and he puffs and he bluff strikes but is puppy dog tame in hand. I open his bin and he will just come right out. If hes hungry, he charges out of his bin like a banshee!
Thanks again Tara and Lauren, I love this guy! I like him so much I would one day like to get a female (not to breed) just because he is so unique in his temperament and his looks! I was actually very tempted by a 650g female at Daytona this year but her $1/g price tag was a little much!
Here is Napoleon when he was a hatchling
(first two photos taken by Lauren and Tara)
As a yearling
And here he is when I got him in August of last year
Finally, here he is today! Very active and hard to take a good photo of though.
Thanks for looking!!! :rofl:
