Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I found this today!
Curious to know what ended up happening?
They’re doing really well too, I’ve got them all on unscented pinkies and they’re eating 2x a week with no refusals.
That’s awesome!
Do you keep your male and female together year round? Also new to breeding.
Hognose should only be together when breeding and we are talking 24 to 48 hours at the very most.
I don’t keep them together. I just put them in until the male locks or a few days have passed. Usually they lock pretty quickly though, if they’re going to at all.
During breeding I leave males in a few days before giving them a few days off. Based on how they behave I suspect keeping them together year round would annoy the female and eventually the male would die from only caring about one thing! As with anything in this hobby there are probably occasional exceptions to the rule, but I would not ever recommend this one.
