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Western Hognose Snake Eggs: How to Identify Fertile Eggs, Slugs, and Everything In Between

Apr 9, 2025 • 9 Min Read
How to identify fertile western hognose snake eggs versus slugs, when and how to candle eggs, what clutch size to expect, and how to handle eggs safely in the first hours after laying — including why egg orientation is critical from the moment of collection.
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Breeding Season 2025: Albi, Hoggy, and a Question We Can't Answer Yet

Mar 18, 2025 • 5 Min Read
Breeding season 2025 started with a clear plan: pair Bajsa with Albi. After three days with no confirmed lock, we introduced Hoggy, who locked successfully on his very first breeding attempt. Now we wait, and we're genuinely not sure who the father is.
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Brumation Time: How (and Why) We Hibernate Our Western Hognose Snakes

Feb 26, 2025 • 7 Min Read
How and why we brumate our western hognose snakes using a wine fridge — covering the difference between brumation and hibernation, our cool-down and warm-up schedule, fasting protocol, weight monitoring, and why brumation matters for breeding success.
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Nimbus — How a Storm, a Generator, and Four Sleepless Days Gave Our Snow Her Name

Nov 27, 2024 • 6 Min Read
In the summer of 2023, Slovenia experienced some of the worst flooding in decades. Power went out across entire regions and we had eight hognose eggs ten days from hatch sitting in an electrically powered incubator. What followed was four days of borrowed generators, blankets over the incubator every night, and a lot of hoping. This is the story of how Nimbus got her name.
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Are Hognose Snakes Venomous? What Actually Happens If One Bites You

Sep 17, 2024 • 6 Min Read
Are western hognose snakes venomous? Technically yes — but here's what that actually means, what a bite feels like from firsthand experience, what symptoms to watch for, and why it shouldn't put you off keeping them.
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Understanding Hognose Snake Morph Genetics: How Pairing Different Morphs Works

Sep 10, 2024 • 9 Min Read
A complete guide to western hognose snake morph genetics — how recessive, dominant, and codominant traits work, how to use Punnett squares to predict offspring, what het percentages mean, and how to breed toward complex morphs like snow over multiple generations.
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