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Itty (big) and Lacy (small).Itty is 14 years old and Lacy is maybe 6 months if she's lucky.
Itty is undergoing surgery tomorrow to remove what is thought to be a liver tumor. She may not survive, but at least she's had a good life. She was my first hognose snake, and I got her when I was in 4th grade. If she goes, she will be greatly missed...
Rest peacefully Itty, we all love you lots and I will miss you as a best friend and child all wrapped into one little snake. There will never be another like you and I hope I get to see you again. February 11, 2007.
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[I grope him through the blouse] >u<
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The female one died while on liver tumor surgery. Five years later, his mate died as well. At least they died around at 15-18 years of age...
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I hope your hoggie will be ok. They are my favorite snakes :3
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I have a hognose snake I got her two years ago
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They are quite adorable, I love my little ones!
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hoggies are so cute
i love my hognose snake
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I adore hognoses! Such cuties! I am sad to hear that she passed away. A pet's love stays with us all, though.
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Yeah...this one I still cry about. I miss her still even though it's been years.
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Loved the big nose! 
BTW, Do they get along in groups? Just curious, but I thought most snakes prefered to be on their own.
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I keep them all separated normally, but the hognoses visit with each other sometimes when they are out of their cages. My rule is if they could meet in the wild, they can meet in captivity. (Keep in mind I don't have any king snakes.)
I've also kept babies together for a year or two...if you have two animals that are around the same size keeping them together isn't too bad, but you have to make sure they never get fed in their cage. Take them out and feed them separately so they don't start to associate each other with food and things go pretty smoothly.
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Gottcha! I understand food is a HUGE issue, especially with animals.
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Oh poor Itty.
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Yeah, complications of it anyway. She went very peacefully.
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At least she didn't suffer. Poor girl
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Awesome Pic! One of my favorites snakes for sure!
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Is there a good way to guess a snake's age? I got mine five months ago and I'm not sure how old she was before that.
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awesome photo...
snakes are quite beautiful when you think about it.
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Awwwwwwwww! I love this shot ^__^ so cute!
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Awsome pic, faved it.
I had a question though. How big is itsy? And would my wild cought one get as big?
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She is some where between 28 and 30 inches long. Most hognoses reach about 24 at the most. I'm sure there are large hognoses out there, but I have never seen another one as big as she is. They are usually a little smaller like "Ditty" (He's shown in another photo). I hope this helps!
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Wow. My boy is about 18" and is about 3 years old. I know the males tend to be smaller in general...but I guess my boy is just a shrimp
How'd Itty's surgery go?
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Heehee--don't worry! My boy is a shrimp too! We thought we had somehow stunted his growth until we found out Itty was just large for a hognose!
Itty is doing ok, unfortunately they couldn't take the tumor out, which makes for some very tough decisions now...
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Ohh it did help!
Thanks so much! Such awsome animals arent they!
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Yep!
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I truly hope that Izzy is okay. She's absolutley gorgeous, by the way.
And I think I might have to fav+ all of these... The colors and ideas are amazing.
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Oh that's precious.
How long do hognoses normally live if they're taken care of as well as you do?
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If well taken care of, most snakes can last anywhere from 10-20 years depending on the species. Some species of rattlers can live to almost 50 in zoos, which is rather amazing.
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Awesome. ^^ Andrea's had a great long life then!
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aww, great shot! great expression and contrast, and it's adorable.
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Oh, wow, this is too cute! Best of luck!
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I wish Itty really pretty good luck ;w;'~
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Itty isn't very 'itty'...she's so cute! Especially that nose...
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they are so cute together. i hope she survives and recovers fully
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Itty big! XDDDDD
such a clash of words!
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Awesome picture. I really hope that your snake makes it.
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*wishes she could just hug the both of them*
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Itty is very beautiful.. I wish the best of luck for her tommorow
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Such a beautiful photo!
I'm praying for Itty to come out of her surgery okay, and I'm sure she will
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Like I've said before, good luck to Itty! I hope she makes it through fine.
She looks angry in this picture. Maybe she's constipated. *pathetic attempt to put humor into your life*
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LOL...couldn't be further from the truth but thanks all the same! She isn't a "cute" snake, and looks downright mean a lot of the time, but she is a sweety just the same.
BTW, she has a cataract that you can see in this photo...have you ever seen a snake so old it has a cataract? Thank goodness they're eyesight sucks to begin with!
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Oh, I thought it was just the flash or something, being a photography dunce. Me? I just point and shoot with my mom's digital camera. XD
She might not be cute, but it's what's in the inside that counts.
My corn snake looks evil and she is evil. It works out. My ball pythons have cute fatty cheeks. They're nice and mellow. I wonder how that worked out?
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