Hognose Habitat

Colubrids Western Hognose
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Hi there,

I’m looking at getting a plains/western hognose later this year/early next year and I have a question about enclosures.

I’ve seen it mentioned that hogs get easily stressed if their enclosures are too big, so I was wondering if something around the size of a medium exo terra faunarium would be a good starting point or if even that would be too big?

I was looking at maybe converting a small plastic fish tank or something like that. I often see references to quart tubs but don’t know the exact measurements for them haha. Looking to be as cost effective as possible but I’d still like to have a nice display enclosure, which is why I was looking at the plastic fish tanks since they’re clear plastic (would block out 3 sides for security).

Thanks for any input!

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It depends what size the snake is. If it’s a smaller snake (<25g then use something about 5 gallons or 6 qt tub, about 15" x 10" x 5"). I’m not sure about other sizes though. I would still recommend plastic storage tubs since they are clear and very visible. They’re also very cheap and easy to use and clean.

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Thank you for the input! That definitely helps put the size in perspective and convert to metric haha.

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