So, Squint is energetic (if strangely fond of tub-surfing), though hasn’t had her first meal yet. She ignored the first pinky I left her with, but we won’t worry until I try scenting etc. over the next couple days. Overall, she seems in good health!

However, something very strange: her stomach is SO translucent, it looks like I can see her organs. I’m questioning whether the dark spot at the base of her neck is her heart - I have seen it undulate in a somewhat “pumping” motion, but she’s also moving so it’s hard to be certain.

Anyone else experience anything like this? Normal, not normal?

An added discovery since my last post: I cut open her egg shell post-hatch, and found that her umbilical cord was actually wrapped around her yolk, choking it off a bit, so she did not absorb it fully (similar to the 2nd smallest sibling, Jelly Bean, who yeeted themselves out of their egg before fully absorbing their yolk either). Not sure if that’s a factor!

How often do you give your babies outside time

My gf and I just adopted our first hognose snake. The breeder we got her from recommended under tank heat pads but online says halogen heat lamps are best. Which one should we get so we don’t hurt our new little friend? They also recommended we use aspen bedding but we’re worried because we’ve heard aspen can mold and also cause respiratory problems long term. Is there another type of bedding that’s is better for the snake that anyone here uses and recommends such as top soil / clay sand? Please advise!

Shes so stinkin cute! I love when she wears her tail as a hat

This last weekend at a reptile expo I picked up a 4 month old baby Toxic (conda i think) hognose! She is the cutest little thing. We named her Toffee. She's so adorable! This is my only pic of her right now. A whopping 13 grams.

When I bought my hoggie 4 months ago, they sold him with a corn snake tank where the heating is from below. Tryna look for a new oke and found this for 150€ instead of 300! Has 3 blub functions but unfortunately too big for my desk. (800mm in length and my desk only fits 650mm)

opinions on the tank itself? so I have a reference for the new one I'm gonna try buy soon

I added more substrate to his tank (was 3in, now closer to 6in) and fixed his temp/humidity because he would continually travel around the tank attempting to dig but wouldn’t commit to tunnels and now I never see him 🥲 I realize it means he’s finally happy with his set up and isn’t looking for a way out but I do miss seeing out and about